Macular Degeneration is the leading cause of blindness for Americans over the age of 60 and affects as many as 15 million people in the United States. That number is projected to grow to 30 million within the next 10 years.
Macular Degeneration is a progressive disease that leads to damage of cells in the retina in the back of the eye. It affects the central vision in the area called the macula. When the macula is damaged, vision is blurred or distorted.
When this happens, individuals have difficulty seeing well enough to do activities that require fine detail vision, like reading, driving, recognizing faces and watching television.
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| Magnifiers no longer helpful for macular degeneration patient. |
This patient was tried almost every design and strength of hand-held magnifier available over the past 6 years. She could no longer read with any other them. She kept getting stronger (smaller in size) magnifiers as her macular degeneration progressed. Prior to her appointment she was asked her to bring the magnifiers she was using and even those magnifiers that were no longer helpful. She followed that request as you can see by her collection sitting on the examination chair.
Dr. Kinkade is able to help certain patients with macular degeneration and low vision to keep reading, writing, driving and performing many other important daily and leisure activities. If you or a loved one is struggling with low vision please select one of the links below to learn about the Services and Products offered by Dr. Kinkade.
- Spectacle Miniature Telescopes (SMTs)
- Implantable Miniature Telescopes (IMTs)
- Prismatic Eyeglasses
- E-Scoop Glasses
- Electronic Magnification Reading Systems
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