No Risk Low Vision Promise

You may have been told by your eye doctor that nothing can be done to help you. You may be hesitant to schedule an appointment with a doctor dedicated to helping persons with low vision achieve their goals. Having special glasses that will allow you to return to activities that you’ve given up may sound too good to be true.

To help you decide to schedule a low vision evaluation I make the following promises:
1. I will accept you for a low vision evaluation only after I have interviewed you on the telephone and I sincerely believe I can help.
2. If I accept you as a low vision patient it is because, as a result of your answers to my questions, I believe that you will benefit from low vision glasses or other devices.
3. During the first few minutes of the visit I will demonstrate to you that I can help you see better. The remainder of the evaluation will be used to determine the best low vision devices for your needs. The evaluation fee is $235.
4. If, during the first few minutes, I cannot demonstrate that I can help you see better, the evaluation will be terminated and there will be no fee charged.
5. During the evaluation I will show you exactly how various low vision glasses will help you. You will see exactly how they help and what they look like.
6. At the end of the evaluation I will tell you exactly which glasses I am prescribing for you and their cost. You will have the opportunity to choose how much help you want and how much you wish to pay.
7. When you receive your low vision glasses I will again demonstrate that they help you more than your previous glasses. If you do not see an improvement the fees that you paid for the glasses will be refunded. The evaluation fee is non-refundable.

I make these promises based on years of experience helping persons with macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy and other eye diseases. Because of this experience I have the skills to identify people who I can help and to prescribe appropriate low vision glasses for their needs. Call me for a free telephone consultation. 1 866 321-2030 (toll free)

Dr. David L. Armstrong, Optometrist

About Low Vision

Low vision is not the same as blindness. A person with low vision has some useful sight but has difficulty with the performance of daily activities. Conventional glasses do not provide sufficient vision for reading watching TV, using a computor, driving and other visual activities. Many eye conditions cause low vision.

A low vision doctor, like Dr. Armstrong, is often able to prescribe special glasses or other devices which magnify what is seen, making it easier to see. Many people who have been told that they are legally blind can be helped. When possible, we prefer to prescribe the magnification in glasses so both hands are free.

Patients with macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy or other conditions are often told by their doctor that nothing can be done that will help. The doctor is correct that nothing can be done to cure these conditions causing low vision. A low vision doctor can help by evaluating the remaining vision and prescribing microscopic or telescopic eyeglasses that maximize the remaining vision.

To schedule a low vision evaluation call toll free 866 321-2030 for a free telephone consultation with Dr. Armstrong. Dr. Armstrong always speaks with low vision patients by phone and questions them to determine if low vision glasses will help. The appointment is only made when Dr. Armstrong feels that he will be able to help the person.

Low vision glasses are prescribed to meet the needs of each person so the costs vary. Usually low vision glasses for reading cost between $750 and $850. Telescopic glasses for driving or distance vision cost between $1750 and $2000.

Medicare, supplemental and other insurances do not pay for either the low vision evaluation or for the low vision glasses.















































Sunday, October 10, 2010

"Why quit when you're having fun?"

Today The Roanoke Times was kind to include me in an article about people over the age of 70 who are still active and doing the things that they love.  I thank Kevin Kittredge for his kind words and his skill in expressing so well the way that I feel about what I do.  I have practiced optometry for many years and have never had a day when I wished that did not have to go to the office.  The Lord has blessed me with good health, energy, a wonderful family and a profession that I truly love.

I include this in this blog because I know that people go to my website or blog to get an idea of who I am and what to expect if they choose to come to me for help with their vision problems.  I hope this will be helpful.


70+ and still going and going ...

By Kevin Kittredge
kevin.kittredge@roanoke.com
981-3323

Not everyone past a certain age pines for the rocking chair.
As Americans live longer -- life expectancy in the United States is now 78 years, according to the CIA World Factbook, compared with 47 in 1900 -- many people in their golden years continue to enjoy the active life.
Here are four Roanoke Valley folks who have passed the age of 70 and have yet to stop doing what they love.
Name: David Armstrong, 71
Hometown: Roanoke
How he does it: Exercise, good genes

People often ask Roanoke optometrist David Armstrong if he has picked a date to retire.
His answer: "Not really."
"I like what I do," Armstrong says. "This is working for me. I'll stay with it as long as the Lord lets me."
Armstrong, who moved to the Roanoke Valley from upstate New York in 1972, is 71, though his looks and bustle both belie his age. He is married with three grown children and five grandchildren.
He takes no medicines beyond a daily aspirin and vitamin supplements, and he enjoys bicycle riding and hiking in his leisure hours.
A devout Christian, he neither drinks nor smokes. "I do exercise. I think all those things help," he said. "I'm not sure they help as much as good genes."
His mother died a week before her 100th birthday, and his father at age 82.
As for continuing to work, Armstrong said he enjoys keeping up with advances in optometry and enjoys the people he works with as well.
"I'm in contact with a nice bunch of people every day," he said. "A lot of them are people I've known for a long time. I just love that.
"Why quit when you're having fun?"
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