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.















































Thursday, March 17, 2011

Omega-3 reduces the risk of macular degeneration.

AOA First Look, March 15, 2011 included the report below.  Note that although the study was done on women there is a message here for men also.  I always recommend Omega 3 to my patients with macular degeneration as well as a multivitamin containing many ingredients known to be helpful in protecting the  health of the eyes.  If you are not using appropriate nutritional supplements and have macular degeneration or are at risk this is your message to begin now.  Increase your consumption of fish.  Ask your doctor what supplements you should be taking.  You must be proactive if you want to preserve your vision.

Consuming Omega-3 Fatty Acids May Help Reduce A Woman's Risk Of AMD.


HealthDay (3/14, Mozes) reported, "Women who consume fish regularly -- and the abundance of omega-3 fatty acids found in that meal choice -- have a lower risk of developing age-related macular degeneration (AMD)," according to a study published online March 14 in the Archives of Ophthalmology. In a study encompassing some 38,000 women who were followed for about 10 years, researchers found that women "who consumed the greatest amount of one or both omega-3 fatty acids (DHA, EPA) were found to have a 38 percent lower risk of developing AMD compared with those women who consumed the least."

"What's more, women who ate one or more servings of fatty fish per week -- mainly canned tuna and dark-meat fish -- were 42% less likely to be diagnosed with AMD compared with women who ate fish less than once a month," WebMD (3/14, Mann) reported.

MedPage Today (3/14, Fiore) reported, "Potential mechanisms by which omega-3s may lower the risk of AMD, they speculated, include the fact that the fatty acids may modulate the inflammatory and immune processes thought to play a role in the pathogenesis of the condition." MedPage Today also pointed out that the "study was supported by grants from the National Institutes of Health."

Also covering the story are Reuters (3/15, Joelving), the UK's Telegraph (3/14, Alleyne), the UK's Daily Mail (3/15, Hope), and the UK's Press Association (3/15).
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