About Low Vision

There are many people who have a vision loss that is not correctable with typical eyeglasses or contact lenses. They've lost some vision and are unable to see well enough to participate in activities that are important to them. We say that these people have low vision. Eye diseases like macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, Stargardt's disease and glaucoma, among others, are common causes of low vision.
For many years there have been optometrists who help low vision patients see better so they can return to a more normal life. Special telescopic or microscopic glasses are often prescribed which help the person return to reading, driving, using a computer, participating in hobbies or crafts. Some people are able to return to work.
Most of these people have been told by their eye doctors that nothing can be done to help them. It is true that there is no cure for these diseases and the vision will not return to normal. The job of the low vision optometrist is to evaluate the person's remaining vision and prescribe appropriate glasses or other devices which magnify what is seen, making it easier to see.

Free Telephone Consultation
My practice is totally dedicated to helping low vision patients. That is all that I do. I always speak with patients before scheduling a low vision evaluation. That helps me understand how much remaining vision they have and what their goals are. I also answer questions and give the person an idea of what to expect from the evaluation and from the special glasses. I only schedule people who I can help.
Call me for a free telephone consultation. I will be happy to speak with you and I will tell you if I can help you see better. Call toll free 1 866 321-2030
I see low vision patients in offices in Roanoke, Charlottesville, Harrisonburg and Wytheville, VA.

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Saturday, January 5, 2013

Checked out by an expert

I had an interesting conversation with a low vision patient. He told me that he had read about me in a newspaper sent to him by a friend. What he read, my advertisment, "Was too good to be true". He decided to check me out. Being a retired U.S. Post Office fraud investigator he knew just how to do that. He called people he knew in Roanoke, where I've lived and practiced optometry for 37 years. The people he talked with all gave me a thumbs up. They gave him a good report so he called me hoping that I could help him see better for reading, using his computer and watching television.

Today he is very happy that he called. As I was dispensing his low vision glasses he was able to quickly and easily read articles from USA Today and Sports Illustrated. He is sure that he will benefit from the special glasses and has promised to report back to me in a couple weeks to let me know how he is doing.

I know that he is not the first to doubt that properly prescribed low vision glasses will help them. Almost all of the patients that I see who have low vision have been told by their doctor(s) that nothing can be done to help them. That is a shame because microscopic and telescopic eyeglasses have been available through low vision optometrists for over 40 years and have helped countless people get back to doing the activities that they'd given up.

If you have low vision from any cause, macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma, stroke, inoperable cataracts, or any other disease you owe it to yourself to see if you can be helped. Call me toll free at 866 803-2030. We'll talk over your problem and your goals. I'll ask you some questions to help me understand the extent of your problem. I'll explain what I do and what you can expect. Only if I believe that I can help you will I schedule an appointment for a low vision evaluation. If I don't think that I can help I will be honest with you. I do not want to take your time and money and then disappoint you. Give me a call. I'll be happy to talk with you.
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