THE IMPACT OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY ON THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF PEOPLE WITH VISUAL IMPAIRMENT
The aim of this review paper was to investigate the impact of the application of artificial intelligenceand assistive technology on the quality of life of people with visual impairments. The paper systematically reviewed research from electronicdatabases:PubMed,GoogleScholar and ResearchGate, in the period from 2015to2025.Thecriteriaforincludingtheresearchwere: only research with a specific sample was considered, that visually impaired people, i.e. blindor partially sighted peoplewereincluded,thatthepeopleusedassistivetechnologybeforeorduring the research, that the papers had undergone peer review. 60 studies were included in the triage procedure. 6 studies were included in the final analysis, whichmet the inclusion criteria. The results of the analyzed studies showed that the use of artificial intelligence and assistive technology significantly contributes to improving mobility, orientation and safety for users.The paper also points to certain limitations in theaforementionedstudies,includingsmallersamples, lack of user education and lower digital literacy, which future researchandanalysesshouldtake into account.Keywords: artificial intelligence, visual impairment, assistive technology.