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Stargardt’s Disease

A scene as it might be viewed by a person with...

A scene as it might be viewed by a person with age-related macular degeneration/ Stargardt’s Disease. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

While macular degeneration generally is associated with older people, an inherited form macular degeneration is called Stargardt’s disease, which can affect children and young adults. Stargardt’s Disease affects approximately one in 10,000 people and like macular degeneration is characterized by central vision loss early in life.

Because vision loss often is common with young children with Stargardt’s, an advanced low vision evaluations is recommended. A low vision specialist will

  • Discover the amount of vision the patient has.
  • Find out the amount of vision needed to do the task desired.
  • Determine the best magnification device that allows the person to do the task.

Low Vision Devices can include telescope eyeglasses, microscope eyeglasses, prismatic eyeglasses, E-Scoop glasses.

With the latest technology and Dr. Azman’s 38 years of knowledge and expertise in advance low vision, we customize hands-free low vision glasses that allow you the freedom to drive, read smaller print, view street signs, and see your grandchildren and friends across the room.

Dr. Azman is a low vision specialists trained by the International Academy of Low Vision Specialists (IALVS).

Offices located throughout Maryland and Virginia
1.866.269.3916
www.lowvisionmd.org

Low Vision Rehabilitation Specialists

Low Vision Specialists of MD believes in Life After Vision Loss. As part of The International Academy of Low Vision Specialists we bring new hope and sight to those with Macular Degeneration , Diabetic Retinopathy , Cataracts , Glaucoma , Stargardt’s Disease , Retinitis Pigmentosa, and other vision limiting conditions.

When your doctor says “sorry I cannot get you to see any better” an IALVS doctor often says “it may not be perfect, but it definitely is better!”.

IALVS doctors are specifically and extensively trained in advanced optics and magnification principles that most eye doctors have very limited knowledge of or even exposure to. IALVS glasses help patients with macular degeneration and other eye diseases to see and function better throughout the day.

IALVS magnification and telescopic eyeglasses are different than regular glasses. They have many sight enhancing advantages. They make things more vivid. Objects are clearer, larger and brighter. These special glasses may regain your ability to read better, watch television, drive and see faces more clearly. Specially designed tinted lenses with prism allow patients to see road signs and even the golf ball better.

IALVS members understand everyone’s eyes and vision needs are different. They have already helped thousands of patients see what they have been missing. Tell Low Vision Specialists of MD what you miss seeing and they will demonstrate special glasses that may fulfill those needs.

Let Low Vision Specialists of MD maximize your vision to its utmost with technologically advanced optics and training. As they say, “Seeing is believing”.

Contact Low Vision Specialists of MD  today. There is hope when vision fails. If your doctor says no and IALVS doctor often can say yes. Do not give up that desire to see better until you meet with Low Vision Specialists of MD.

Press Release: New Low Vision Technology Helps Macular Degeneration

Low Vision Specialists of Maryland and Virginia utilizes new lens technology to help correct a basic problem experienced by those with macular degeneration (ARMD).

There is new hope for people whose vision has been compromised by age related macular degeneration (ARMD), glaucoma and diabetic retinopathy.

Many patients with these diseases have heard that nothing more can be done for them, but pioneering changes in recent months may offer them new options. Special types of highly sophisticated glasses prescribed by low vision physicians are quickly emer­g­ing as the answer to vision loss due to macular degeneration or other conditions that lead to limited vision.

For example, member optometrists in the International Academy of Low Vision Specialists(IALVS) use telescopic, microscopic and prismatic glasses to help those with vision deficiencies to perform daily activities such as reading, writing, playing cards, watching TV and even driving.

New LensTechnology

New lens technology helps correct a basic problem experienced by those with macular degeneration. Recently developed New E-Scoop lenses from Holland now enable doctors to help patients with one of the chief complaints associated with macular degeneration—cloudy vision.  “Macular degeneration not only causes central blind spots but reduces clarity,” says Dr. Richard Shuldiner, low vision optometrist and IALVS founder. “Most of my patients ask me for clearer vision.”

Glasses that use the new technology bridge the gap between standard eyeglasses and spectacle head-borne telescopes. Whether your difficulty is night driving, bright light, sunlight or simply seeing clearly into the distance, the E-Scoop lens placed over a standard eyeglass prescription can help.

The lens has four distinct properties that make vision clearer and sharper, with reduced glare:

·         The yellow tint improves contrast.

·         The prism moves the image away from the damaged macular area.

·         The thickness of the lens, combined with its special “base” curve, makes objects appear slightly larger.

·         The anti-reflection coating allows more light through the lens.

Currently, the IALVS optometrists are the only doctors in the United States who have been specially trained to fit patients for the New E-scoop glasses.

For more information, contact Low Vision Specialists of Maryland and Virginia at 1-866-269-3916 or visit www.lowvisionMD.org

New lens technology helps correct a basic problem experienced by those with macular degeneration.

About IALVS

The International Academy of Low Vision Specialists (IALVS) believes in LIFE AFTER VISION LOSS. IALVS brings new hope and sight to those with macular degeneration and other vision limiting conditions. IALVS can bring back the enjoyment of retirement.

If you are now having problems seeing and doing the things you enjoy, Low Vision Specialists of Maryland and Virginia and IALVS can help. If you have been told by your eye doctor that a change in your eyeglass prescription will not help you see any better, call Low Vision Specialists of Maryland and Virginia who is trained to design special glasses that can make a difference.

When your doctor says, “Sorry I cannot get you to see any better,” an IALVS doctor often says, “It may not be perfect, but it definitely is better!”

escoop

E-Scoop Glasses for Macular Degeneration

Low Vision Specialists of Maryland and Virginia are utilizing new lens technology to help correct a basic problem experienced by those with macular degeneration (ARMD).

There is new hope for people whose vision has been compromised by age related macular degeneration (ARMD), glaucoma and diabetic retinopathy.

Many patients with these diseases have heard that nothing more can be done for them, but pioneering changes in recent months may offer them new options. Special types of highly sophisticated glasses prescribed by low vision physicians are quickly emer¬g¬ing as the answer to vision loss due to macular degeneration or other conditions that lead to limited vision.

For example, member optometrists in the International Academy of Low Vision Specialists(IALVS) use telescopic, microscopic and prismatic glasses to help those with vision deficiencies to perform daily activities such as reading, writing, playing cards, watching TV and even driving.

New LensTechnology

New lens technology helps correct a basic problem experienced by those with macular degeneration. Recently developed New E-Scoop lenses from Holland now enable doctors to help patients with one of the chief complaints associated with macular degeneration—cloudy vision. “Macular degeneration not only causes central blind spots but reduces clarity,” says Dr. Richard Shuldiner, low vision optometrist and IALVS founder. “Most of my patients ask me for clearer vision.”

Glasses that use the new technology bridge the gap between standard eyeglasses and spectacle head-borne telescopes. Whether your difficulty is night driving, bright light, sunlight or simply seeing clearly into the distance, the E-Scoop lens placed over a standard eyeglass prescription can help.

The lens has four distinct properties that make vision clearer and sharper, with reduced glare:
• The yellow tint improves contrast.
• The prism moves the image away from the damaged macular area.
• The thickness of the lens, combined with its special “base” curve, makes objects appear slightly larger.
• The anti-reflection coating allows more light through the lens.
Currently, the IALVS optometrists are the only doctors in the United States who have been specially trained to fit patients for the New E-scoop glasses.

For more information, contact Low Vision Specialists of Maryland and Virginia at 1-866-269-3916 or visit www.lowvisionMD.org

New lens technology helps correct a basic problem experienced by those with macular degeneration.

About IALVS
The International Academy of Low Vision Specialists (IALVS) believes in LIFE AFTER VISION LOSS. IALVS brings new hope and sight to those with macular degeneration and other vision limiting conditions. IALVS can bring back the enjoyment of retirement.

If you are now having problems seeing and doing the things you enjoy, Low Vision Specialists of Maryland and Virginia and IALVS can help. If you have been told by your eye doctor that a change in your eyeglass prescription will not help you see any better, call Low Vision Specialists of Maryland and Virginia who is trained to design special glasses that can make a difference.

When your doctor says, “Sorry I cannot get you to see any better,” an IALVS doctor often says, “It may not be perfect, but it definitely is better!”