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| Implantable Miniature Telescope Diagram |
People with advance
macular degeneration are no longer able to see to read and write, drive a car,
or recognize family and friends. Macular degeneration is a progressive, vision
impairing condition in older adults.
Drs. Randolph Kinkade,
Mark Milner and Nauman Chaudhry provide their expertise in restoring some of
the lost vision.
“Candidates for the IMT have
no other medical treatment options,” says Dr. Kinkade, a low vision optometrist
with offices throughout Connecticut. “Up
to now, these patients have been told by their doctors ‘sorry there is nothing
we can do for you ’.“
Dr. Milner is a cornea-cataract surgeon and Dr. Chaudhry is a retina
specialist. All three doctors inform
their patients the IMT is not a cure for macular degeneration, but rather a
rehabilitation tool used to enhance their remaining vision.
“I have been fitting
Spectacle Miniature Telescopes (SMTs) for years
to help my patients see better,” said Dr. Kinkade. “For certain patients, the IMT may offer a
better rehabilitation option.”
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| Dr. Kinkade's Spectacle Miniature Telescope Prescription |
David Santoro, a low
vision occupational therapist, and Charlie Collins with Vision Dynamics provide
additional therapy and adaptive low vision aids.
The IMT replaces a
developing cataract in the eye and is about an 1/8th of an inch in
length. It fits behind and through the
pupil.
“The IMT is a
technological wonder and the surgery is 21st century medicine,”
stated Dr. Kinkade. “It is the closest
we have to a bionic eye since it replaces some of the lost precision vision,
but it is the therapy after surgery that we see the real gain in vision.”
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| Dr. Kinkade holding the IMT |
People wanting additional
information or a screening for the IMT or SMT should call Dr. Kinkade at (800)
756-0766, email him at rkinkade@optonline.net or visit his website www.LowVisionEyeglasses.com.
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(800) 756-0766
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