Sunday, February 10, 2013

Connecticut's First Low Vision Therapy Team for the Implantable Miniature Telescope

Dr. Randolph Kinkade, a Connecticut low vision optometrist and founding member of the International Academy of Low Vision Specialists, forms the first rehabilitation team for the Implantable Miniature Telescope (IMT) in Connecticut.

The IMT is a micro-telescope implanted in one eye for the treatment of advanced macular degeneration in patients who are no longer able to read, write or see faces.  Macular degeneration is the leading cause of vision loss in older adults in the country.

 
 
For successful treatment, therapy begins before the telescope is implanted in the eye.  Three to six months of therapy after implantation is necessary to reach maximum vision enhancement.  Some patients have seen gains in their vision a year after surgery.
 
 
Low Vision Occupational Therapists: David Santoro, Elsa Zavoda, Karen Murphy
Low Vision Optometrist: Randolph Kinkade
Founder of Vision Dynamics: Charlie Collins
 
 
New glasses and additional low vision aids (electronic and optical magnifiers, adaptive task lighting, glare reduction and contrast enhancing sunglasses) are needed after surgery.
 

Educational IMT Video
 
 

 
Dr. Kinkade holding the IMT
 
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