Following the application of a closed-circuit television (CCTV) to the acquired visually handicapped patients, we could know the utility value and demerits of CCTV.The subjects were five patients aged 31 to 75 years whose corrected visual acuity were 0.04 to 0.15. The causative eye diseases were high myopia, retinal detachment, terminal glaucoma or diabetic retinopathy. Visual field disorders were large central (caecocentral) scotoma or slight peripheral remnant. Two types of CCTV were adopted; portable or conventional. Duration of use was six to thirty-eight months. In some cases, we visited the patient's house to know the actual manner.Advantages in the use of CCTV were 1) normal or enough viewing distance, 2) sufficient magnification with relatively large viewing field, 3) immediate change of magnification by using zoom lens, 4) writing is easier because both hands are free. Sometimes negative image was comfortable.Disadvantages were 1) expensive, 2) difficulty in reading the vertically written Japanese sentences, 3) difficulty to adequately move the CCD-scanner (portable type) and 4) easy fatiguability. The actual duration of use in the patients' ordinary life was limited up to 60 minutes a week. A portable type CCTV was revealed to be least useful, because it was not equipped with the mounting table for placing the book or for writing.Although CCTV had certain problems, we concluded that it was still useful in some appropriate conditions. We also recommend to try CCTV for one month or more before the patient's purchase. Further possibility to utilize the TV set at patient's house for CCTV screen was suggested to reduce the economical load.Finally CCTV will sometimes save the patient from the pessimism brought by the forced use of the Braille.