tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38928307629952713212024-03-24T00:10:24.863-07:00Low Vision Eyeglasses LowVisionEyeglasses.comEyeglasses for Macular Degeneration and Other Low Vision ConditionsRandolph C. Kinkade, OD, MPH, FAAOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17479152295557885126noreply@blogger.comBlogger80125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3892830762995271321.post-18857464113104721192014-02-05T05:53:00.000-08:002014-02-05T06:07:30.147-08:00Treatment for Macular Degeneration in Connecticut: Low Vision Eyeglasses<br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Dr.
Randolph Kinkade, Connecticut’s only full-time low vision optometrist, treats macular
degeneration and other vision limiting conditions with telescopic eyeglasses
and other devices.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Low vision is defined
as impaired vision that cannot be improved with standard eyeglasses, medication
or surgery.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Dr.
Kinkade has authored the book <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><a href="http://www.lowvisioneyeglasses.com/Download/Guide%20for%20Macular%20Degeneration%20Eyeglasses.pdf">Guide to Macular Degeneration Eyeglasses: Low Vision Treatment</a></i></b> and<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> </i>is a
founding member of the International Academy of Low Vision Specialists.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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vision affects a person’s ability to read and write, drive an automobile, see
people’s faces and watch television. “People with low vision have often been
told by their eye doctors that nothing more can be done to help them see
better,” states Dr. Kinkade.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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National Eye Institute estimates that over 2 million people in the United
States have low vision. Seniors are more
often affected, with macular degeneration being the leading cause.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Other
causes include inoperable cataracts, diabetes, glaucoma, retinitis pigmentosa
and optic nerve disease.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Genetic defects,
strokes and trauma are additional causes of low vision.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Dr.
Kinkade feels people start noticing difficulty in doing normal day-to-day
activities when their corrected vision becomes less than 20/40.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At this level reading the newspaper starts to
be difficult.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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an eye chart, 20/20 vision is considered normal.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>An individual has 20/40 vision if the
smallest letters they can see on an eye chart are twice the size of the 20/20
letters.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At 20/200 vision, the level of
legal blindness, the smallest size letter seen is 10 times larger than that of
a 20/20 letter.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">With
telescopic glasses I can often bring someone with 20/80 vision to see 20/20 on
the eye chart.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The vision is a different
kind of 20/20 vision they were used to, but it is a huge improvement over what
is seen without these special glasses,” states Dr. Kinkade.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Dr.
Kinkade reports “these eye glasses consist of miniaturized telescopes
incorporating prescriptions, anti-glare coatings, and very special optics.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Understandably, they often take 3-4 weeks to
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telescopes can be placed in either the lower reading position, straight ahead
position or in the upper bioptic position.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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restoring useful vision for people willing to learn new ways of seeing. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></o:p></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Implantable
miniature telescopes are available for certain patients with advanced macular
degeneration.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dr. Kinkade is part of the
only rehabilitation team bringing this new technology to Connecticut.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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his website </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color: windowtext; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"><a href="http://www.lowvisioneyeglasses.com/"><strong>www.LowVisionEyeglasses.com</strong></a>. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dr. Kinkade</span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> can be contacted at <strong>(800) 756.0766</strong> or <a href="mailto:rkinkade@optonline.net"><strong>rkinkade@optonline.net</strong></a></span></span></div>
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Randolph C. Kinkade, OD, MPH, FAAOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17479152295557885126noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3892830762995271321.post-79020528409398911902013-09-24T13:27:00.000-07:002013-09-24T13:27:07.366-07:00Connecticut Eye Doctor Updates Book on Macular Degeneration Eyeglasses
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Randolph Kinkade, optometrist and founding member of the International Academy
of Low Vision Specialists, announces the expanded version of <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Guide
for Macular Degeneration Eyeglasses: Low Vision </i>Treatment</b>.</span></span><br />
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book contains over 150 patient photographs demonstrating macular degeneration low
vision glasses.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>New chapters and updates
show practical and unique eyeglass designs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Vision enhancing techniques are also discussed.<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><o:p></o:p></i></b></span></span><br />
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book has been written for those suffering from macular degeneration and their
doctors.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">The biggest
challenge for helping people is they have no idea these special glasses exist”,
said Dr. Kinkade.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">For reading and writing
there are Prismatic Magnifying Readers (PMRs), Spectacle Miniature Telescopes
(SMTs) and ClearImage II Reading Microscopes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>They provide higher magnification than regular eyeglasses, often making
reading easier.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.wtnh.com/dpp/news/health/helping-older-americans-see-again"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;">Health News Television Interview with Dr. Kinkade</span></span></a><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">A person is considered to have “low vision” when they experience a
reduction in eyesight that cannot be corrected by regular glasses, surgery or
medication.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Unless treated, low vision interferes
with the many visually-guided tasks we perform every day. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">For seeing <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>better in the distance (5 feet and beyond),
like watching television, driving and seeing people’s faces, new E-Scoop
Glasses and Spectacle Miniature Telescopes (SMTs) are available.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExM4CIZF4Z8"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;">Spectacle Miniature Telescope Video</span></span></a><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">Many eye
doctors are not fully aware of all the high-power magnification eyeglass
options that are available for their patients.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>“If their patients are willing to learn new ways of seeing, these
glasses will help”, said Dr. Kinkade.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>“The glasses cannot make vision perfect, but the vision is definitely
better.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A lot depends on the level of
vision loss, what the patient wants to see and do, and their ability to adapt
to new ways of seeing.”</span><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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book was written to increase public awareness regarding the many eyeglass options
that are available for those who have been told “sorry there is nothing more I
can do for you”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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copies of the book have been distributed to as far away as Singapore and
Australia.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hard copies are being placed
in the waiting rooms of retina specialists and other eye doctor’s in Connecticut.
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The
electronic version contains links to videos, television interviews, websites,
and a low vision<u> </u>blog<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">. </i>Dr.
Kinkade updates the book as technology advances and as more patients gain
successes. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Kinkade’s book can be downloaded for free from his website </span></span><a href="http://www.lowvisioneyeglasses.com/"><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;">LowVisionEyeglasses</span></span></a><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">.
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a store selling electronic magnification tools and assistive products for those
with macular degeneration.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"></span></span><br />
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see if you or someone you know can benefit from low vision eyeglasses please
call Dr. Kinkade at (800) 756-0766.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He has
offices throughout Connecticut.<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><o:p></o:p></i></span></span><br />
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Randolph C. Kinkade, OD, MPH, FAAOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17479152295557885126noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3892830762995271321.post-6470352299552789192013-09-09T12:39:00.000-07:002013-09-09T12:39:12.994-07:00Magnification Treatment for Macular Degeneration Low Vision<br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Prismatic
Magnifying Readers (PMRs) and Spectacle Miniature Telescopes (SMTs)</b> treat
macular degeneration and other vision loss conditions (low vision). <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dr. Randolph Kinkade, a Connecticut
optometrist and founding member of the International Academy of Low Vision
Specialists, understands how to maximize eyesight when there has been permanent
vision loss.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Low vision can make daily activities such as reading the
newspaper, writing a check or driving the car difficult or impossible.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With low vision, the vision loss cannot be
corrected completely with regular glasses, surgery or medication.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Macular degeneration is the most common cause of low
vision.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However, other eye conditions
such as glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, optic nerve disease, eye injuries and
birth defects can lead to permanent vision loss.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This vision loss can be mild to severe.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Low vision means people have to change how they do things.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Special low vision glasses (high-power and
telescopic), large print, video magnification and special software are devices
to help with vision loss.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Magnification is the key to low vision treatment”, said
Dr. Kinkade. “Magnification in the form of glasses, rather than having to hold
a magnifier, is the ideal goal for low vision rehabilitation”.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">There are limits to how much effective magnification a
regular pair of glasses can deliver.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
more magnification that is required to read, the closer the reading material
must be held to the glasses.</span></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">T</span></strong><strong><span style="font-size: large;">elemicroscopic glasses are used for reading and seeing when high amounts of magnification are required as in advancing macular degeneration. These are a multi-lens systems combining the function of a telescope and a microscope. In glasses, telemicroscopes can be consider "spectacle-mounted loupes".</span></strong></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><strong>A major benefit of telemicroscopes, in contrast to high power single lens magnifying eyeglasses lenses that require very short viewing distances, telemicroscopes allows people to see and work at a more "normal" or "arm's length" viewing distance. This is beneficial for playing card games, knitting, reading music, and using the computer.</strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><strong>Telemicroscopes often have an extra removable lens cap that fits over the end of the telescope and allows the user to focus close for reading or other near tasks. The focusing cap can even <u>swing up out of the way. The focusing cap can also have dual powers.</u></strong></span></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">Multiple reading cap magnification powers are available depending on the level of vision and what needs to be seen. As magnification increases, the field of view becomes smaller and the viewing distance shortens. This is due to laws of physics and optics.</span></strong></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">Split reading lens for macular degeneration allows different levels of magnification. This allows different viewing distances. For example, playing cards on the table can be viewed through the top while the cards in the hand can be seen through the bottom.</span></strong></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: red; font-size: 20pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> Guide
for Macular Degeneration Eyeglasses:</span></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 20pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Low Vision
Treatment</span></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">If
you are willing to learn new ways of seeing this book is for you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Low vision glasses may be able to bring the
joyful parts of life back into better focus.<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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optics and electronic magnification are important tools to seeing better with
advancing macular degeneration.<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">It is beneficial to have a good understanding of the eye and macular
degeneration.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Macular degeneration
causes a partial loss in vision; however, the part that is lost is the critical
central vision needed for fine detail vision like reading.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You never go blind with macular degeneration.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">You
have “low vision” when you cannot see well enough to do the things you like and
need to do.<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">There
are effective ways to minimize the vision problems macular degeneration
creates.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You can see better…not
perfect…but definitely better.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Magnification
is the key to improving what you want to see.</span></span></b></div>
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knitting • recipes • genealogy • photos</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<span style="font-size: 16pt;">Prismatic Magnifying Readers (PMRs)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: blue;">driving
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television • faces • <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>live
theater • sports<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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museums<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>• walking</span></span></strong><br />
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the benefits and limitations of magnification is an important step to seeing
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">Macular
degeneration is a common, incurable and potentially devastating disease.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is a
progressive condition that causes vision loss in the center of your vision. </span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">Macular degeneration is
the leading cause of permanent vision loss in
people 50 and older. The older you are, the greater your chance of being
affected by age-related macular degeneration. Early detection is the key to reducing the
effects of this condition.</span> </strong><br />
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for macular degeneration often include a gradual or sudden loss of vision for
tasks like reading, writing, driving or seeing faces clearly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There may be haziness, small or large blind
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total blindness, but it can decrease your quality of life by blurring or
causing a blind spot in your central vision. Clear central vision is used for
reading, driving, recognizing faces and seeing any task requiring detail work. <o:p></o:p></strong></span></div>
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responsible for detecting objects and movement off to the side and this is not
affected by macular degeneration.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Peripheral vision is naturally blurry, yet very beneficial.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is necessary for keeping us safe as we
move about throughout the day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It also
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Americans have some stage of macular degeneration. There are 200,000 new
individuals developing this condition every year.</strong></span></div>
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retina in the center of the back of the eye. In the center of the macula is the
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the macula needed for 20/20 vision.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When
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<strong><span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Aharoni;">People with
advancing macular degeneration <span style="color: #000099;">need magnification
to “see around the blind spots and distortion”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>In other words, they need a “clarification “boost”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Magnification spreads the image to healthier
parts of the macula and retina.</span><span style="color: #002060;"> </span>Magnification
makes the blind spots and distortions seem smaller; however, magnification can
never truly eliminate them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Magnification
helps reduce the amount of vision impairment.</span><u><span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Aharoni;"><o:p></o:p></span></u></strong></div>
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eyeglasses consist of only one lens.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Depending
on the level of vision and what needs to be seen, a single lens may no longer
be able to provide enough magnification.</span></span></b></div>
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get good quality high-power magnification in a pair of glasses, two or three lenses
separated by an air space is often required.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>This is not your standard pair of eyeglasses.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The telescopes improve the image size.</span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Aharoni;">Eye doctors
are excellently trained in diagnosing and treating eye diseases.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They are extremely busy in what they know and
do best. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b><strong><span style="color: #000099; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Macular degeneration creates a
type of blurriness that cannot be helped with normal eyeglasses.</span></strong></span><strong><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span></strong></div>
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eyeglass lenses are designed to focus light and images on to the macula located
in the back of the eye. Everyday glasses are used to correct the eye's focusing
problems: myopia (nearsightedness), hyperopia (farsightedness), astigmatism
(unequal cornea curvatures) and presbyopia (decreased reading vision after age
40). These lens corrections put the image clearly onto the macula allowing for
20/20 vision when the macula and fovea are healthy. <o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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is damaged the "picture remains faulty" even when the glasses are
focusing the image properly on to the macula. The more the macula is damaged
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vision glasses are not your regular pair of eye glasses.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They magnify the image beyond the damage
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very few doctors with training in advanced low vision optics or who specialize
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your doctor they should be able to refer to a low vision specialist.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You may also call the <span style="color: #000099;">International Academy of Low Vision Specialists at (888) 778-2030. </span></strong></span></span><a href="http://www.ialvs.org/"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">www.IALVS.org</span></strong></a></div>
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eyeglasses may not help everyone, but you do not know if you do not try.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The benefits low vision glasses can provide
depends on your level of vision, what you want to see and do, and your ability
to adapt to new ways of seeing.</span></span></b></div>
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Randolph C. Kinkade, OD, MPH, FAAOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17479152295557885126noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3892830762995271321.post-15027937791214551272013-07-25T09:50:00.001-07:002013-08-22T08:31:05.630-07:00Magnifying Eyeglass Treatment Improves Sight for Macular Degeneration<div style="text-align: justify;">
<strong>With advancing eye diseases, like macular degeneration, ordinary eyeglasses are no longer helpful for improving eyesight. <span style="color: blue;"> Macular degeneration creates a type of blurriness that cannot be helped with normal eyeglasses.</span></strong><br />
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<strong>Traditional eyeglass lenses are designed to focus light and images on to the macula located in the back of the eye. Everyday glasses are used to correct the eye's focusing problems: myopia (nearsightedness), hyperopia (farsightedness), astigmatism (unequal cornea curvatures) and presbyopia (decreased reading vision after age 40). These lens corrections put the image clearly onto the macula allowing for 20/20 vision when the macula and fovea are healthy. </strong><br />
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<strong>When the macula is damaged the "picture remains faulty" even when the glasses are focusing the image properly on to the macula. The more the macula is damaged the poorer the vision. </strong><br />
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<strong>Macular degeneration creates a blurry or blind spot in the center of vision. This interferes with reading and seeing fine details. Regular glasses are not able to restore this vision loss. If the film is damaged in a camera the vision will be blurred even when the camera is focused properly.</strong><br />
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<strong><span style="color: blue;">Low vision glasses are not your regular pair of eye glasses.</span> They magnify the image beyond the damage areas in the macula.</strong><br />
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<strong><span style="color: blue;">Magnification is key for seeing better with macular degeneration.</span> Thankfully, macular degeneration does not affect the side or peripheral vision. </strong><br />
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<strong>Telescopic glasses are different from normal lenses due to their ability to magnify. They use several lenses in combination. Their design magnifies the incoming image to help people see better. By spreading the magnified image to undamaged parts of the macula and retina (peripheral vision) people see better. They help to see "around the blind spot".</strong><br />
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<strong>Telescopic glasses still need presciptions for myopia, hyperopia, astigmatism, and presbyopia to focus the magnified image onto the greater macular area.</strong><br />
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<strong>Low vision is a condition when you are no longer able to see well enough to do the things you like and need to do.</strong></div>
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<strong>Spectacle Miniature Telescopes (SMTs) do improve the image quality for those with low vision. They can make you see better...not perfect...but better. SMTs can help with everyday tasks like such as reading, writing, driving, watching television, and in the identification of faces.</strong><br />
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<strong>Spectacle Miniature Telescopes will help if you are willing to learn new ways of seeing.</strong><br />
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Bioptics have built-in zoom abilities with their dual focusing system. The design allows the viewer to switch back and forth between the magnified and normal view. In order to switch back and forth between the powers a small tilt of the head is required. <br />
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The slimmed-down telescopes are mounted high in the eyeglass lens. </div>
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Randolph C. Kinkade, OD, MPH, FAAOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17479152295557885126noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3892830762995271321.post-19917470249764190082013-07-23T11:02:00.000-07:002013-07-23T11:07:23.662-07:00Best Sunglasses for Macular Degeneration<br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: red; font-size: 16pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">What
are the best sunglasses for macular degeneration?</span></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Sunglasses need to filter out 100% of
ultraviolet wavelengths (UVA/UVB) to protect the macula from their potentially
damaging rays.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"></span></o:p></span></b><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Sunglasses are also capable of providing
glare reduction, color enhancement and contrast enhancement (definition) depending
on their design.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Reduced eye strain and
comfort can be additional benefits of sunglasses.<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong>Sunglasses Options for Macular Degeneration</strong></td></tr>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-no-proof: yes;"><v:shapetype coordsize="21600,21600" filled="f" id="_x0000_t75" o:preferrelative="t" o:spt="75" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" stroked="f"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">
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</v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:f></v:formulas></v:stroke></span></v:shapetype></span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">With that said, everyone’s needs are
different depending on their level of impairment.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some people are very light sensitive
requiring a lot of glare protection.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Others benefit more from contrast enhancement than glare
protection.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is not uncommon to have
one pair for bright sunny days and a different pair for overcast days.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some people wear tinted glasses inside
depending on the room lighting and the number of windows.<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"></span></o:p></span></b> </div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Glare reduction can improve vision and comfort.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sunglasses that improve contrast are
beneficial for driving and walking on uneven ground or steps.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: red; font-size: 16pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"></span></o:p></span></b><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: red; font-size: 16pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">What
frame design is best?</span></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">While clip-ons and flip-ups are
practical designs, experience tells us that wrap around fit-over frames are
most beneficial.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These frames offer
tinted side panels and brow guards reducing side and overhead glare.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They can be worn as is, fabricated with a
prescription, or worn over prescription glasses. <o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: red; font-size: 16pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></o:p></span></b><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: red; font-size: 16pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">What
is the color spectrum?</span></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Light is made up of many different
wavelengths of electromagnetic energy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Each wavelength produces a different color when it reaches the
macula.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ultraviolet wave lengths are too
small to be seen by the macula.<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong>The Visible Color Wavelength Spectrum for Macular Degeneration Sunglasses</strong></td></tr>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Sunglasses vary in their ability to
filter different wavelengths (colors) and in how much of the light they can
absorb.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The color of the tint, the
darkness of the tint, the lens material and any special coatings on the lens
surface all impact how a pair of sunglasses can filter light.</span></span></b></div>
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: red; font-size: 16pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"></span></o:p></span></b><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: red; font-size: 16pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Are
Blue Blockers helpful for macular degeneration?</span></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">As the name implies, these lenses block
out 100% of the blue light that does not focus clearly on the macula.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They reduce indoor and outdoor glare while
improving contrast.<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong>Blue Blockers for Macular Degeneration</strong></td></tr>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: red; font-size: 16pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Will
polarized sunglasses help me see better?</span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 14pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">When light is reflected
off of certain surfaces -- such as water, snow and car windshields -- light
gets polarized.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #113322; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Sunglasses with
polarization filters may be beneficial for those with macular degeneration who
are especially glare sensitive.</span></b></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong>Polarized Sunglasses for Macular Degeneration</strong></td></tr>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: red; font-size: 16pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">What
about transition lenses for macular degeneration?</span></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">These lenses change their darkness
(absorption ability) depending on the amount of light (UV) exposure.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Also, they may not change quickly enough when
moving in and out of the sun for some people.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>They may not darken enough in cars for some people’s needs.</span></span></b><br />
<strong><span style="font-family: Calibri;"></span></strong> </div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: red; font-size: 16pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">What
sunglass filter is best for me?</span></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">There are guidelines to follow, but as previously mentioned, each
person’s needs and responses to sunglasses can be different.</span></span></b><span style="font-family: ProximaNovaRegular; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The best all-around sunglass lenses are often gray or
bronze/amber.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Gray lenses provide the
truest color perception while bronze lenses enhance colors and offer good
definition and depth perception in bright sunlight<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">For those with advancing macular degeneration, additional
specialty colors such as yellow, orange, and plumb are also beneficial.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In low light conditions (overcast and dusk),
yellow and orange lenses, are very helpful for enhancing contrast.</span></span></b><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><o:p><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"></span></span></o:p></span></u></b><br />Randolph C. Kinkade, OD, MPH, FAAOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17479152295557885126noreply@blogger.com25tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3892830762995271321.post-88643483329395258822013-07-23T08:52:00.000-07:002013-07-23T11:04:11.867-07:00Best Reading Lights for Macular Degeneration<div style="text-align: justify;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">To improve reading ability with macular degeneration, low vision eyeglasses (Prismatic Magnifying Readers and Spectacle Miniature Telescopes) and enhanced illumination are often the keys to success.</span></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"></span></span></b><br /></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Studies have shown macular degeneration patients need 3-4 times the amount of light to read and to do other visually-guided tasks as a person with normal vision. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>High-powered glasses and telescopic glasses for reading require proper illumination to be effective.<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Aharoni;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: large;">“I can read in the
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Aharoni;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: large;">“I read the paper in the
morning next to the window.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></i></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Aharoni;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: large;">“I read with a flashlight
in one hand </span></span></span></i></b><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Aharoni;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: large;">“If there is no good
light, there is no reading or writing.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></i></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Aharoni;"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: large;">“Lighting is what I rely
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Aharoni;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><o:p><span style="font-size: large;">The best lighting provides brightness and contrast enhancement.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The best lighting does not create glare or heat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The best lighting reduces eyestrain<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #002060; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="color: red;">The best lighting for reading replicates sunlight.</span></span></b></span></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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and lamp designs depending on the level of vision and required task (i.e.,
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Incandescent bulbs, regular traditional
light bulbs, tend to have a yellower light.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>They tend not to be the best for contrast enhancement and accurate color
perception, but are effective when placed very close to the reading surface.<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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for some macular degeneration individuals. Cool-white “natural daylight” fluorescents
are helpful.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></span></span></b><br />
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: large;">LEDs (light-emitting diodes) are semiconductors now offering bright
enough light to help with reading while generating very little heat.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></b><br />
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equipment is as important as the light bulb</span> </span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 14pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">for people with macular degeneration. Swing-arms, goosenecks and
height adjustable features allow the light to be aimed exactly where it helps
the best. Using a swivel reflector shade is also helpful in directing the light
precisely on what is being read.<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></span></div>
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8-12 inches from the page is often dramatically more effective than 600 watts
on the ceiling or even 150 watts up over the shoulder.</span> <o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Aharoni;">Macular
degeneration is a common, incurable and potentially devastating disease.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">It is a
progressive condition that causes vision loss in the center of your vision. <o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Aharoni;">Macular degeneration is
the</span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> leading cause of permanent vision loss in
people 50 and older. The older you are, the greater your chance of being
affected by age-related macular degeneration. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Early detection is the key to reducing the
effects of this condition. <o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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for macular degeneration often include a gradual or sudden loss of vision for
tasks like reading, writing, driving or seeing faces clearly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There may be haziness, small or large blind
spots, or even distortions in vision.<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"></span></o:p></span></b><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Macular degeneration does not cause
total blindness, but it can decrease your quality of life by blurring or
causing a blind spot in your central vision. Clear central vision is used for
reading, driving, recognizing faces and seeing any task requiring detail work. <o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">In contrast, the peripheral retina is
responsible for detecting objects and movement off to the side and this is not
affected by macular degeneration.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Peripheral vision is naturally blurry, yet very beneficial.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is necessary for keeping us safe as we
move about throughout the day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It also
becomes more important for daily activities as macular degeneration progresses.<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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Americans have some stage of macular degeneration. There are 200,000 new
individuals developing this condition every year.</span></span></b><br />
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Randolph C. Kinkade, OD, MPH, FAAOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17479152295557885126noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3892830762995271321.post-41440577177676306552013-07-17T11:55:00.000-07:002013-08-22T08:31:44.808-07:00Vision Improving Eyeglasses for Treating Macular Degeneration in Connecticut<span style="font-size: large;">Low vision magnifying glasses treat the symptoms of macular degeneration. Prismatic Magnifying Readers (PMRs) , Spectacle Miniature Telescopes (SMTs) and E-Scoop lenses enhance vision and may restore your ability to see and do the things you want to do. A low vision evaluation shows you new ways of seeing.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>Prismatic Magnifying Readers for Macular Degeneration Treatment</strong></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>Spectacle Miniature Telescope for Treating Macular Degeneration</strong></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>Telescopic Reading Glasses for Macular Degeneration</strong></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>High-Power Magnifying Glasses for Macular Degeneration</strong></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>Dr. Randolph Kinkade and patient with Spectacle Magnifying Telescope </strong></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><strong>for Macular Degeneration</strong></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: small;">Reading light for macular degeneration treatment</span></strong></td></tr>
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The eye chart in your doctor's office does not really explain why reading the newspaper has become difficult.<br />
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"I can see the letter on the eye chart, but they are not clear...I can recognize them, but it is difficult to read them"<br />
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A low vision eye chart uses high-contrast letters with equal number of letters on the line. <br />
The eye chart below is known as an ETDRS chart that contains an equal number of letters on a line.<br />
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Randolph C. Kinkade, OD, MPH, FAAOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17479152295557885126noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3892830762995271321.post-60167082648106718202013-07-01T10:41:00.000-07:002013-08-22T08:33:55.822-07:00Facts About Macular Degeneration for Eyeglass Low Vision Treatment<div id="xp1">
Dr. Randolph Kinkade, a Connecticut low vision optometrist, understands vision loss due to age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Spectacle Miniature Telescopes, Prismatic Magnifying Readers and Implantable Miniature Telescopes offer low vision treatment and rehabilitation options for people with macular degeneration. </div>
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The following information was gathered from the National Eye Institute (NEI), a part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and is the Federal government's lead agency for vision research.<br />
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What you should know about age-related macular degeneration</h2>
Perhaps you have just learned that you or a loved one has age-related macular degeneration, also known as AMD. If you are like many people, you probably do not know a lot about the condition or understand what is going on inside your eyes.<br />
This page will give you a general overview of AMD. You will learn about the following:<br />
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What is AMD?</h3>
AMD is a common eye condition among people age 50 and older. It is a leading cause of vision loss in older adults. It gradually destroys the macula, the part of the eye that provides sharp, central vision needed for seeing objects clearly.<br />
In some people, AMD advances so slowly that vision loss does not occur for a long time. In others, the disorder progresses faster and may lead to a loss of vision in one or both eyes. The vision loss makes it difficult to recognize faces, drive a car, read, print, or do close work, such as sewing or fixing things around the house.<br />
Despite the limited vision, AMD does not cause complete blindness. You will be able to see using your side (peripheral) vision.<br />
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The macula is made up of millions of light-sensing cells that provide sharp, detailed central vision. It is the most sensitive part of the retina, which is located at the back of the eye. The retina quickly turns light into electrical signals and then sends these electrical signals to the brain through the optic nerve. Next, the brain translates the electrical signals into images we see. If the macula is damaged, fine points in these images are not clear. The picture is there, but the fine points are lost.<br />
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Who is at risk?</h3>
AMD usually occurs in people who are age 50 and older. As people get older, the risk increases. Other risk factors include the following:<br />
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<li><strong>Smoking</strong>. Research shows that smoking increases the risk of AMD two-fold.</li>
<li><strong>Race</strong>. Caucasians are much more likely to get AMD than people of African descent.</li>
<li><strong>Family history</strong>. People with a family history of AMD are at higher risk.</li>
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Some lifestyle choices, like smoking, are linked to AMD although it remains unknown if altering any of these would alter the impact of AMD on an individual. Nevertheless, the following choices may have an impact on AMD and certainly promote healthy living, including the following:</div>
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How is AMD detected?</h3>
The early and intermediate stages of AMD usually start without symptoms. Only a comprehensive dilated eye exam can detect AMD. The eye exam may include the following:<br />
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<li><strong>Visual acuity test.</strong> This eye chart measures how well you see at distances.</li>
<li><strong>Dilated eye exam.</strong> Your eye care professional places drops in your eyes to widen or dilate the pupils. This gives him or her a better view of the back of your eye. Using a special magnifying lens, he or she then looks at your retina and optic nerve for signs of AMD and other eye problems.</li>
<li><strong>Amsler grid.</strong> Your eye care professional also may ask you to look at an Amsler grid. Changes in your central vision may cause the lines in the grid to disappear or appear wavy, a sign of AMD.</li>
<li><strong>Fluorescein angiogram.</strong> Your eye care professional may suggest you see an ophthalmologist to perform a fluorescein angiogram. With this test, your doctor injects a dye into your arm. Pictures are taken as the dye passes through the blood vessels in your eye. The test allows your doctor to identify leaking blood vessels and decide the best treatment.</li>
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<strong>Questions to ask your eye care Professional</strong><br />
It is normal to have questions about AMD. <br />
Below are a few questions you may want to ask your eye care professional. If you do not understand your eye care professional’s responses, ask questions until you do understand. <br />
If you think it would be helpful, ask your eye care professional to write down his or her instructions. Taking notes or getting a friend or family member to take notes is a good way to remember what your eye care professional tells you. <br />
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<li>What is my diagnosis and how do you spell the name of the condition? </li>
<li>Can my AMD be treated? </li>
<li>How will this condition affect my vision now and in the future? </li>
<li>What symptoms should I watch for and how should I notify you if they occur? </li>
<li>Should I make lifestyle changes?</li>
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What are the forms of AMD that can cause vision loss?</h3>
There are two forms of AMD: dry and wet. Either form can advance and cause severe vision loss. Later sections of this booklet describe the different types in greater detail. <br />
The following is a brief description of each:<br />
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<li>The dry form is more common and has three stages-early, intermediate, and advanced. It happens when the light-sensitive cells in the macula slowly break down, gradually blurring central vision in the affected eye.</li>
<li>The wet form is considered advanced AMD and can be more severe. It happens when new blood vessels under the macula leak blood and fluid. Damage to the macula can occur rapidly.</li>
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All people who have the wet form had the dry form first.<br />
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What is dry AMD?</h3>
Dry AMD is the most common form of AMD in its early or intermediate stages. It occurs in about 90 percent of the people with the condition.<br />
Dry AMD happens when the light-sensitive cells in the macula slowly break down, gradually blurring central vision in the affected eye. As dry AMD progresses, you may see a blurred spot in the center of your vision. Your eye care professional may call this "geographic atrophy."<br />
Over time, central vision in the affected eye can be slowly lost as less of the macula works.<br />
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What are the symptoms?</h3>
Dry AMD has few symptoms in the early stages. It is important to have your eyes examined regularly before the disease progresses.<br />
In the later stages, blurred vision is the most common symptom of dry AMD. Objects also may not appear to be as bright as they used to be.<br />
As a result, you may have trouble recognizing faces. You may need more light for reading and doing other tasks. Both eyes can have dry AMD or one eye can be affected first.<br />
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What are drusen?</h3>
Drusen are another early sign of dry AMD. They are yellow deposits under the retina. They can be small or large in size.<br />
Your eye care professional can see drusen when he or she examines the retina during a comprehensive dilated eye exam.<br />
Drusen alone do not usually cause vision loss. But people with large drusen are at risk of developing a more severe form of AMD, which results in severe vision loss.<br />
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Three stages of dry AMD</h3>
Dry AMD has three stages, all occurring in one or both eyes.<br />
These stages are defined in part by the size and number of drusen under the retina:<br />
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<li><strong>Early AMD</strong>. People with early AMD have either small drusen or a few medium-sized drusen. At this stage, you may not have any symptoms or vision loss.</li>
<li><strong>Intermediate AMD</strong>. People with this stage of AMD have either many medium-sized drusen or one or more large drusen. Many people will have no symptoms, so don’t wait for symptoms to determine if you have an intermediate stage of AMD. Some people see a blurred spot in the center of their vision. They often need more light to read and to do other tasks.</li>
<li><strong>Advanced dry AMD</strong>. In addition to drusen, people with advanced dry AMD have a breakdown of light-sensitive cells supporting tissue in the macula. This breakdown can cause a blurred spot in the center of your vision, often called geographic atrophy. Over time, the blurred spot may get bigger and dark, taking away a larger area of your straight-ahead vision.</li>
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If you have vision loss from dry AMD in one eye only, you may not notice any changes in your overall vision. With the other eye seeing clearly, you still can drive, read, and see fine details. <br />
You may notice changes in your vision if dry AMD affects both eyes or if you develop the wet form of the disease. In any case, see an eye care professional for a comprehensive dilated eye exam if blurring occurs in your vision.</div>
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All people who have the wet form had the intermediate stage of the dry form first. The dry form also can suddenly turn into the wet form, even during early stage AMD. Eye care professionals have no way to tell if the dry form will turn into the more severe wet form.<br />
Dry AMD can turn into wet AMD at any time. You should get an Amsler grid from your eye care professional to check your vision for signs of wet AMD.<br />
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Studies have shown that people who eat a diet rich in green, leafy vegetables and fish have a lower risk of developing AMD.<br />
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Currently, no treatment exists for early stage dry AMD, which in many people shows no symptoms or loss of vision. Your eye care professional may recommend that you get a comprehensive dilated eye exam at least once a year. The exam will help determine if your condition is advancing.<br />
If your condition gets worse, your eye care professional may suggest that you take a specific high-dose supplement that contains antioxidants and zinc. Do not take these high-dose supplements unless your doctor recommends them. Research shows that high doses of specific vitamins and minerals may slow the condition’s progress. <br />
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Wet AMD affects about 10 percent of all people with AMD. This type, however, is more severe than the early and intermediate stages of the dry form.<br />
Wet AMD happens when abnormal blood vessels behind the retina start to grow under the macula. These new blood vessels can be fragile and leak blood and fluid. The blood and fluid cause the macula to swell and damage occurs rapidly. The damage may also cause scarring of the retina.<br />
Although loss of central vision can happen quickly, eye care professionals can slow down or stop the progression of wet AMD if it is detected before severe vision loss occurs.<br />
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During the early stages of wet AMD straight lines may appear wavy. People with wet AMD also may develop a blind spot, which results in the loss of central vision.<br />
If you notice these or other changes to your vision, contact your eye care professional at once. Again, eye care professionals may be able to treat the condition before severe vision loss occurs.<br />
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With early diagnosis and proper treatment, you can delay the progression of AMD. The earlier it is detected, the better your chances of keeping your vision. Wet AMD typically results in severe vision loss. However, eye care professionals can try different therapies to stop further vision loss. You should remember that the therapies described below are not a cure. The condition may progress even with treatment.<br />
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<li><strong>Injections.</strong> One option to slow the progression of wet AMD is to inject drugs into your eye. With wet AMD, abnormally high levels of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) are secreted in your eyes. This substance promotes the growth of new abnormal blood vessels. The anti-VEGF injection therapy blocks its effects. If you get this treatment, you may need multiple injections. Your eye care professional may give them monthly. Before each injection, your eye care professional will numb your eye and clean it with antiseptics. To prevent the risk of infection, a doctor may prescribe antibiotic drops.</li>
<li><strong>Photodynamic therapy.</strong> This technique involves laser treatment of select areas of the retina. First, a drug called verteporfin will be injected into a vein in your arm. The drug travels through the blood vessels in your body, including any new, abnormal blood vessels in your eye. Your eye care professional then shines a laser beam into your eye to activate the drug in the blood vessels. Once activated, the drug destroys the new blood vessels and slows the rate of vision loss. This procedure takes about 20 minutes.</li>
<li><strong>Laser surgery.</strong> Eye care professionals sometimes treat certain cases of wet AMD with laser surgery, though this is less common than other treatments. This treatment is performed in a doctor’s office or eye clinic. It involves aiming an intense beam of light at the new blood vessels in your eyes to destroy them. However, laser treatment also may destroy some surrounding healthy tissue and cause more blurred vision.</li>
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Both the wet form and the advanced dry form are considered advanced AMD. It can occur in the same eye or an eye may have just one form or the other. In most cases, only advanced AMD can cause vision loss.<br />
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People who have advanced AMD in one eye are at especially high risk of developing advanced AMD in the other eye. However, research has shown that high doses of vitamins and mineral supplements may slow the progression of intermediate AMD to the more advanced stage.<br />
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Coping with AMD and vision loss can be a traumatic experience. This is especially true of those who have just begun to lose their vision or have low vision. Having low vision means that even with regular glasses, contact lenses, medicine, or surgery, people find everyday tasks difficult to do. Reading the mail, shopping, cooking, seeing the TV, and writing can all seem challenging.<br />
However, help is available. You may not be able to restore your vision, but low vision services can help you make the most of what is remaining. You can continue enjoying friends, family, hobbies, and other interests just as you always have. The key is not delaying use of these services.<br />
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Low vision rehabilitation is a specialized practice. It usually includes ophthalmologists and optometrists who received special training in low vision services. Specialists in low vision also work as a team with eye care professionals, social workers, vision rehabilitation teachers, and others to help people cope with failing eyesight (see box on The low vision team).<br />
The first step in getting services is a low vision examination. It is different from normal eye exams. During this appointment, the specialist in low vision will do the following:<br />
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By testing your vision and asking questions, the team is better able to choose a low vision device that would work best for you. Training can take place at the specialist’s office, or a specialist will schedule a visit to set up and demonstrate equipment in your home. While there, he or she may evaluate lighting, mark appliances, and look for safety problems.<br />
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Because low vision varies from person to person, specialists have different tools to help patients deal with vision loss.<br />
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<strong>Dr. Randolph Kinkade, a Connecticut Low Vision Specialist, has written the Guide for Macular Degeneration Eyeglasses: Low Vision Treatment. He continues to work on the book weekly as he get comments from patients and readers.</strong></div>
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Dr. Randolph Kinkade, a Connecticut Optometrist and founding member of the International Academy of Low Vision Specialists, discusses low vision rehabilitation treatment for macular degeneration: Prismatic Magnifying Readers, Spectacle Miniature Telescopes, E-Scoops, and Implantable Miniature Telescopes. </div>
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The rehabilitation process starts with first understanding the disease and then the benefits and limitations of magnification. One also must understand there is no cure for macular degeneration, but there are ways to minimize the problems it creates.
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Magnification can be supplied in special glasses, hand-held magnifiers or electronically. Lighting, contrast and glare control are other important treatment tools for low vision due to macular degeneration.</div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">MACULAR DEGENERATION</span></strong></div>
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Macular degeneration is a progressive condition that causes vision loss in the center of your vision. It affects millions of Americans. In fact, it is a leading cause of permanent vision loss in people 50 and older. The older you are, the greater your chance of being affected by age-related macular degeneration. Early detection is the key to avoiding vision loss.</div>
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Macular degeneration does not cause total blindness, but it can decrease your quality of life by blurring or causing a blind spot in your central vision. Clear central vision is necessary for reading, driving, recognizing faces and doing detail work. In contrast, the peripheral retina is responsible for detecting blurry shapes and movement off to the side.</div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">MACULA</span></strong></div>
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The macula is an area of the light-sensitive retina in the center of the back of the eye. In the center of the macula is the fovea that contains densely packed photoreceptor cells which are necessary for providing sharp detail vision.</div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">DRY MACULAR DEGENERATION</span></strong></div>
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In dry macular degeneration, the sensitive macula tissue brakes down for not fully understood reasons. Dry macular degeneration is the the most common form of macular degeneration and there is currently to medical treatment.</div>
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Wet macular degeneration occurs when new blood vessels grow and leak fluid underneath the macula. This form of macular degeneration accounts for 10 percent to 15 percent of cases, but it progresses more rapidly and is more likely to lead to dramatic loss in vision than the dry form. Early detection and treatment (series of injections) may help reduce the extent of vision loss and in some instances improve vision.</div>
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"Low vision" is a term to describe vision loss that can't be corrected with regular eyeglasses, medication or surgery. It can be caused by macular degeneration and other eye conditions like diabetic retinopathy and glaucoma.</div>
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A combination of vision rehabilitation and magnification tools often return the ability to see and do the things that are important. Therapy and vision enhancing aids reduce many struggles that accompany vision loss.</div>
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Specialty eyewear , like Prismatic Magnifying Readers (SMRs), Spectacle Miniature Telescopes (SMTs) and E-Scoops provide more magnification and enhance vision than traditional single lens glasses can.</div>
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Randolph C. Kinkade, OD, MPH, FAAOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17479152295557885126noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3892830762995271321.post-53582469942611291702013-05-14T13:15:00.000-07:002013-05-14T13:15:15.770-07:00Treatments for Macular Degeneration Low Vision in ConnecticutThe Implantable Miniature Telescope (IMT) is inserted in one eye to provide magnification and better vision for someone with low vision due to advanced macular degeneration. Connecticut's first IMT rehabilitation team has been formed and is enrolling candidates for screenings.<br />
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Candidates are currently being seen by Dr. Randolph Kinkade and Dr. Mark Milner. Dr. Kinkade, an optometrist and founding member of the International Academy of Low Vision Specialists, evaluates the patient's level of vision and the potential for vision enhancement with the implant. <br />
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Dr. Milner, a cornea and cataract surgeon, assess the eye's health and anatomy to determine if the implant can be safely placed in the eye to replace a cataract. The implant is about the size of a pencil eraser and provides 2.7X magnification with wide-angle optics.<br />
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Dr. Kinkade determines which eye should get the implant since it is inserted in only one eye. Using an External Telescopic Simulator and other diagnostic tools he is able to demonstrate and educate candidates regarding the benefits and limitations of the IMT.<br />
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After the surgery Dr. Kinkade coordinates the rehabilitation team's efforts. The best gain in vision often comes 3-6 months after surgery. Some patients can appreciate even more gain up to a year after surgery.<br />
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People who are determined not to be candidates for the IMT, can often benefit from Spectacle Miniature Telescopes (SMTs). SMT have been helping patients with macular degeneration see better for years. Dr. Kinkade has been fitting them for over 20 years. <br />
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<br />Randolph C. Kinkade, OD, MPH, FAAOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17479152295557885126noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3892830762995271321.post-16843601750796991222013-05-09T14:24:00.001-07:002013-05-09T14:24:47.399-07:00Guide for Macular Degeneration Eyeglasses: Low Vision Treatment<br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Dr. Randolph C. Kinkade, a
Connecticut optometrist and founding member of the International Academy of Low
Vision Specialists, has written the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Guide for Macular Degeneration Eyeglasses:
Low Vision Treatment</i></b>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The book
helps educate individuals and their doctors about the newest ways to help
people see better with macular degeneration and low vision.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Macular degeneration is a
common, incurable and potentially devastating disease.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is the leading cause of permanent vision loss
and low vision for seniors.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Low Vision”
is the term used to describe vision loss that cannot be corrected with regular
glasses, surgery or medication.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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macular degeneration, low vision treatment and how magnification benefits
people suffering from macular degeneration.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The book highlights advanced optic eyeglasses.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is written in high-contrast large print
and contains numerous photographs of patients wearing their low vision glasses.
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Unfortunately many people
are unfamiliar with low vision treatment options. “Patients come to me all the
time asking why their doctor did not make the recommendation for these special
glasses or other low vision aids,” Dr. Kinkade said.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“They are frustrated with their reduced level
of vision and how it has hindered what they want to see and do.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">For reading and writing
there are <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Prismatic Magnifying
Spectacles</b> (PMSs), <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Spectacle
Miniature Telescopes </b>(SMTs) and <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">ClearImage
II Reading Microscopes</b>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They provide
higher magnification than regular eyeglasses, often making reading easier. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They do make things better, but they cannot
make things perfect warns Dr. Kinkade.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">For seeing in the distance
(10 feet and beyond), like watching television, driving and seeing people’s
faces, new <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">E-Scoop Glasses</b> and <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Spectacle Miniature Telescopes </b>(SMTs)
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">“No pair of eyeglasses can
eliminate developing blind spots created by macular degeneration, but they do
make things larger, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>giving you a better
chance of seeing and reading,” Dr. Kinkade said.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Implantable Miniature Telescope </b>(IMT) is another new treatment
option for people with advanced stable macular degeneration and is discussed in
the book.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dr. Kinkade is part of the
first treatment team in Connecticut to offer this technology and has been
recently interviewed on WFSB and WTNH television.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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the benefits of <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Electronic Magnification
Aids </b>(EMAs).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“With electronic
magnification we can make words very large and improve contrast for easier
reading,” reports Dr. Kinkade.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“We can
even improve the patient’s ability to write checks and view photographs.” </span></span></div>
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described in the book to help in the use of low vision glasses.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>People now have options like halogen,
neodymium, fluorescent or LED lighting to help with reading.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Swing-arm and gooseneck lamps with a swivel
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people to see better, Dr. Kinkade said. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“How
much better depends on the person’s level of vision, what needs to be seen, and
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Dr. Kinkade is available
for a free telephone consultation to see if you or someone you know is a
candidate for specialized low vision eyeglasses.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Additional information is available at </span></span><a href="http://www.lowvisioneyeglasses.com/"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;">www.LowVisionEyeglasses.com</span></span></a><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">An electronic copy of the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Guide for Macular Degeneration Eyeglasses:
Low Vision Treatment</i> can be requested by e-mailing </span></span><a href="mailto:rkinkade@optonline.net"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;">rkinkade@optonline.net</span></span></a><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A printed
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macular degeneration and other vision loss conditions (low vision). <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dr. Randolph Kinkade, a Connecticut
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Specialists, understands how to maximize eyesight when there has been permanent
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birth defects can lead to permanent vision loss.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This vision loss can be mild to severe.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Low vision means people have to change how they do things.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Special low vision glasses (high-power and
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Magnification is the key to low vision treatment”, said
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Randolph C. Kinkade, OD, MPH, FAAOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17479152295557885126noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3892830762995271321.post-15960218594720933462013-04-22T12:22:00.002-07:002013-04-22T12:22:23.851-07:00Doctor Screens Macular Degeneration Patients for New Implantable Telescope TreatmentFour patients have been screened in Connecticut to determine if they are candidates for the Implantable Miniature Telescope (IMT) for treating advanced macular degeneration reports Dr. Randolph Kinkade, optometrist and founding member of the Academy of Low Vision Specialists.<br />
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The telescope is planted in only one eye replacing some of the lost central vision. There is no telescope implanted in the other eye since it is used for the peripheral vision. After surgery the patient undergoes several months of training to learn how to use the new vision.<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">To learn more about the IMT please visit Dr. Kinkade’s website.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> <a href="http://www.lowvisioneyeglasses.com/"><strong><span style="color: #2288bb;">www.LowVisionEyeGlasses.com</span></strong></a></span></span><br /><br />You may email Dr. Kinkade with your questions.<br /><a href="mailto:rkinkade@optonline.net"><strong><span style="color: #2288bb;">rkinkade@optonline.net</span></strong></a><br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">You are also welcome to speak to Dr. Kinkade during a free telephone consultation to see if you or someone you know is a candidate.</span><br /><strong>(800) 756-0766</strong><br /><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><strong></strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">New Dual-Magnification Telescopic Eyeglasses treat vision loss due to macular degeneration and low vision. They have the potential to return reading, writing, and hobby ability for some of those who have been told by their eye doctor "sorry I cannot make your glasses stronger".</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Low vision is a reduced vision condition that
cannot be corrected by regular glasses, medicine or surgery.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dr. Randolph Kinkade, a Connecticut optometrist and founding member of the International Academy of Low Vision Specialists, designs high-power glasses to help
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Dr. Kinkade has coined the term, Dual-Magnification Telescopic Eyeglasses, to describe what these glasses are capable of doing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">As eyesight changes for people with healthy eyes, new glasses are prescribed to restore
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Dr. Kinkade's low
vision glasses do make things larger so you can see better. Depending on the patient's level of vision, they can sometimes give the affect of 20/20 vision.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> To read the newspaper a 20/40 affect is best. For large print a 20/60 affect is needed. </span>Telescopic glasses magnify enough to move the image to healthier parts of the retina improving your ability to see better. Not perfect, but definitely better.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">The magnifying telescopes allow for an enhanced power and improved viewing distance when compared to regular glasses. The dual power allows for different strengths to be placed in the same telescope. For example, the top portion can be used for looking at cards on the table and the bottom portion can be use for looking at cards in your hand. In essence this is a telescope with bifocal action. </span></div>
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Different tasks require different powers. Looking at a still life across the room requires different magnifying power than seeing what is being painted on the canvas.</div>
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Piano music is at a different distance than the piano keys, and therefore, requires different magnification and focal length lenses.</div>
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Reading a newspaper on the table requires different power and viewing distance than taking out a sliver from a finger.<br />
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A computer monitor is often a different distance than the computer keyboard. Magnification needs depends on the size of the monitor and font being viewed. <br />
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These special eye glasses do make vision better, not perfect.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>How much better?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That depends on the level of vision, what you want to see and do, and your ability to adapt to new ways of seeing. </div>
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The telescopic glasses can be fitted in front of one or both eyes depending on the level of usuable vision and the visually-guided task at hand.<br />
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You may email Dr. Kinkade with your questions.<br />
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<br />Randolph C. Kinkade, OD, MPH, FAAOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17479152295557885126noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3892830762995271321.post-8021092592472425482013-04-16T15:26:00.000-07:002013-04-16T15:26:34.914-07:00Low Vision Magnification in Connecticut for Macular Degeneration<div style="text-align: justify;">
Dr. Randolph Kinkade, Connecticut optometrist and founding member of the International Academy of Low Vision Specialists, has been treating macular degeneration for over 30 years with high power and telescopic eyeglasses. These special glasses provide the necessary magnification to help some ability to read by moving the image of what is being viewed to healthier parts of the macula and retina.</div>
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The Implantable Miniature Telescope (IMT) is another alternative to improve vision suffering from macular degeneration. This is a new surgical option for patients with advanced macular degeneration, who up to now have had limited options for improving vision. It offers new hope.</div>
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Macular degeneration is a disease that affects the macula in the center of the the back of the eye. A healthy macula helps deliver detail vision to the brain. The loss of the macula's ability to "see" makes it hard or very difficult to read, write, drive, or recognize faces clearly. Macular degeneration affects both eyes, although one eye may be more impaired than the other.</div>
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Patients tell me "my center vision is obstructed...if I could only see through that veil".</div>
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Low Vision is a condition where regular glasses can no longer improve vision to a level that allows you to see and do the things you like to do. Macular Degeneration is the most common cause of low vision.<br />
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<strong>Dr. Randolph Kinkade, Connecticut optometrist and founding member of the International Academy of Low Vision Specialists, is part of the doctor team offering a new treatment for macular degeneration patients in Connecticut.</strong></div>
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<strong>Macular Degeneration is the leading cause of vision loss in seniors. There are approximately two million senior Americans who have the advanced form of this disease affecting the central region of the retina called the macula. The macula is responsible for detailed vision like reading, writing, watching television, seeing faces and driving.</strong></div>
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<strong>Dr. Kinkade has been fitting Spectacle Miniature Telescopes (SMTs) for over twenty years. These special glasses have prescriptions built into tiny telescopes mounted into eyeglasses.</strong></div>
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<strong>The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the IMT in 2010. The surgical procedure involves removing the eye's natural lens that has a cataract and replacing the lens with the telescope implant. The tiny telescope is implanted behind and through the pupil.</strong></div>
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<strong>"While it doesn’t cure macular degeneration, it will help improve the vision of patients and help maximize their vision," said Dr. Kinkade. It will help them r<span class="IL_AD" id="IL_AD7">esume</span> some of their favorite activities and regain independence".</strong> </div>
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<strong>"After the implantation, patients enroll in an extensive <span class="IL_AD" id="IL_AD5">rehabilitation program</span> that involves training them to use the device", said Dr. Kinkade. "Rehabilitation takes about six months to a year is a very critical component."</strong><br />
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<strong>Dr. Kinkade cautions the surgery is for select individuals. C<span class="IL_AD" id="IL_AD9">andidates</span> must be 75 years of age or older, have dry macular degeneration and no longer be a candidate for <span class="IL_AD" id="IL_AD1">drug treatments</span>. Patients are excluded if they have had previous cataract surgery in the eye to be implanted. There are additional eye shape and eye health requirements.</strong></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 16pt;">A person is considered to have "low vision"
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">Age-related macular degeneration is a progressive sight robbing disease. Not only can the disease affect the eyes, it can cause a reduced quality of life and depression.</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">Age-related macular degeneration affects around 8 million Americans. It can begin around the age of 50 and about 10 percent of patients have the condition by age 75. This number increases to 30 percent by the age of 85.</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-size: large;">Blurred vision is usual symptom of this disease and it may affect near vision tasks first.</span></strong><br />
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Randolph C. Kinkade, OD, MPH, FAAOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17479152295557885126noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3892830762995271321.post-8881242220394874652013-03-21T05:03:00.002-07:002013-03-24T10:21:16.431-07:00Macular Degeneration and Low Vision TreatmentLow vision rehabilitation treats vision loss created by macular degeneration.<br />
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Low vision is a loss of eyesight that makes important tasks like reading, writing, shopping, watching television, driving a car or recognizing faces difficult, if not impossible. Low vision patients can use special high-power glasses and a variety of devices to improve their vision.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Macular degeneration is usually an age-related eye
disease that can result in considerable vision loss. It occurs when the macula,
or center part of the retina providing 20/20 vision, begins to breakdown.<br />
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The macula is an extremely important <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>part of the retina used for seeing. It allows us to focus and carry out many vision related
duties like reading, writing, driving and crafts.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">The macula is essential for crisp detail vision.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The peripheral retina (side vision) is
designed for detecting general objects (awareness) and motion (when you catch
something move out of the corner of your eye).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The peripheral vision is very important helping you see your general
surroundings, but for detail vision you need a healthy macula. <br />
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Macular degeneration is the leading cause of permanent vision loss of vision
for individuals who are above age 60. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The chances of developing significant macular
degeneration increases with age.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">There are two forms of macular degeneration: wet and dry.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Dry Macular Degeneration<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Dry macular degeneration is considered the most common (80-90%)
and consists of yellow deposits (drusen) developing in the macula. In dry macular
degeneration, blind spots develop within the line of vision.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The decrease in vision is usually gradual and
takes many years to develop. There is not effective treatment for this form of
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<b><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Wet Macular Degeneration<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Wet macular degeneration is more prone to rapid and
severe vision loss if not treated.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In
this condition blood vessels develop and leak fluid behind the macula. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Current treatment involves a series of
injections to stop the vessels from developing.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b>Macular Degeneration Symptoms</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Some macular degeneration indicators include:<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">It is more difficult to read<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(“not enough ink on the page”)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Straight lines and objects appear wavy<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Macular Degeneration Risk Factors<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Advancing age is
the number one risk factor for developing this condition<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>1. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Smoking
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><strong>About Dr. Randolph
Kinkade</strong><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Dr.
Kinkade has a master of public health degree (MPH) from the University of
Connecticut where he concentrated his studies on the prevalence and treatment of
low vision. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">He is a founding member of the International Academy of Low Vision Specialists.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Dr. Kinkade is
a Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry Low Vision Section and a member of
the Vision Rehabilitation Section of the American Optometric
Association.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">He
has offices throughout Connecticut: Cheshire, Danbury,Farmington, Litchfield,
Manchester, Norwalk and Waterford.</span></div>
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<o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"></span></o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Additional information can be found on his website
<a href="http://www.lowvisioneyeglasses.com/"><span style="color: #2288bb;">www.LowVisionEyeglasses.com</span></a></span>.
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: black;">He</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> can be
contacted at 800.756.0766 and emailed to <a href="mailto:rkinkade@optonline.net"><span style="color: #2288bb;">rkinkade@optonline.net</span></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I have just been interviewed on WFSB and WTNH in
Connecticut regarding the first Implantable Miniature Telescope (IMT) for
treating advanced macular degeneration. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Low Vision is the field of
rehabilitation medicine for treating permanent vision loss when there are no
glasses, medicine, or surgical options to improve lost eyesight. Low Vision rehabilitation is all about promoting the well-being of those changed by vision loss.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Macular degeneration is the leading cause of vision loss in
older adults. People with vision loss and their family members
often do not know where to turn for help. My message has always been:
“There is hope when vision fails”.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Besides being an optometrist, I have a Master of Public
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strive to improve access to low vision care. I consult with general
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Randolph C. Kinkade, OD, MPH, FAAOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17479152295557885126noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3892830762995271321.post-27890530359702460292013-03-10T10:15:00.000-07:002013-03-10T13:37:03.856-07:00New Hope and Treatments for Macular Degeneration in Connecticut<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">Connecticut optometrist,
Dr. Randolph Kinkade and founding member of the International Academy of Low
Vision Specialists, is helping those suffering from macular degeneration see
better.</span></strong></span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><o:p><em>Rehabiliation Treatment options for Macular Degeneration: Spectacle Miniature Telescopes, Implantable Miniature Telescopes and Electronic Magnification Aids.</em></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Age-Related
Macular Degeneration</b> (AMD) is the leading cause of permanent vision loss
and low vision for Americans over the age of 55. It is estimated it affects as
many as 15 million people in the country.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The number is expected to grow to close to 30 million in the next 10-20
years.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Low vision</b> is the result of permanent vision reducing eye diseases
like macular degeneration.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Macular degeneration is a progressive disease that leads
to damage to cells in the retina in the back of the eye.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>More precisely, it affects the straight ahead
vision in the macula.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When the macula is
damaged people describe their vision as “cloudy” or “misty” or even
“distorted”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In the advancing stages
there are “blind spots” or “missing pieces” in the central vision making
reading the newspaper very difficult or impossible.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“People with living with macular degeneration often have
difficulty with important everyday tasks we all take for granted.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This takes its toll physically and mentally
on patients and their families,” says Dr. Kinkade.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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is nothing more that can be done for their macular degeneration.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Now with pioneering changes comes new hope.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Medical treatment offer injections for wet AMD.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“Rehabilitation options like Spectacle Miniature
Telescopes and Implantable Miniature Telescopes provide better vision,” says
Dr. Kinkade.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Electronic magnification
aids improve contrast and reading ability”. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Spectacle
Miniature Telescopes </b>(SMTs) are emerging as a tremendous option for many
patients with vision limiting conditions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Tiny telescopes, providing magnification and clarity, are prescribed
into glasses with the patient’s prescription built in.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dr. Kinkade is using newly designed SMTs.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Implantable Miniature
Telescopes</b> (IMTs) are providing a new surgical treatment for some older
patients with advanced macular generation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>A micro-telescope replaces a developing cataract in one eye.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dr. Kinkade is part of the first doctor team
in Connecticut to offering the IMT.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Electronic
Magnification Aids </b>offer tremendous magnification and improved contrast for
reading.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They are available in hand-held
and desk-top units.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The monitor size
varies depending on the design and application.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><strong>About Macular Degeneration</strong><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">There are two form of AMD. Dry (atrophic) AMD is caused
by a slow breakdown of the light-sensitive cells in the macula at the back of
the eye.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There is no current treatment
for this form of AMD</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">In wet (exudative) AMD, fluid and blood leaks behind the
macula damaging the photoreceptors needed for vision.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A series of injections can now often stop the
advancement of this form of AMD.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">In their later stages both wet and dry AMD cause legal
blindness.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">The true causes of macular degeneration remain unclear.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is known that advancing age is the
greatest risk factor for this disease.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Contributing factors are believed to be nutrition, smoking, genetics and
possibly exposure to ultraviolet light.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><strong>About Dr. Randolph Kinkade</strong><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Dr. Kinkade as a master of public health degree (MPH) from the University of Connecticut where he concentrated his studies on the prevalence and treatment of low vision. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry Low Vision Section and a member of the Vision Rehabilitation Section of the American Optometric Association.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">He has offices throughout Connecticut: Cheshire, Danbury,Farmington, Litchfield, Manchester, Norwalk and Waterford.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Additional information can be found on his website <a href="http://www.lowvisioneyeglasses.com/">www.LowVisionEyeglasses.com</a></span>. <span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: black;">He</span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> can be contacted at 800.756.0766 and emailed to <a href="mailto:rkinkade@optonline.net">rkinkade@optonline.net</a></span></div>
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<br />Randolph C. Kinkade, OD, MPH, FAAOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17479152295557885126noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3892830762995271321.post-43791029169573775252013-03-08T01:07:00.000-08:002013-03-08T01:07:26.864-08:00Television News: First Telescopic Implant in Connecticut for Macular Degeneration<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Telescope implants offer new surgical treatment and
hope for persons with advanced macular degeneration.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Dr. Randolph Kinkade has been recently interviewed on WFSB’s
Your Health and WTNH’s Health News discussing this new technology.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dr. Kinkade, a Connecticut optometrist, is a founding
member of the International Academy of Low Vision Specialists.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">About the size of an eraser tip, the Implantable
Miniature Telescope shows promise for some patients who are legal blind due to
macular degeneration.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Macular
degeneration is the leading cause of permanent vision loss in older
Americans.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“I have been fitting Spectacle Miniature Telescopes in
glasses for improving eyesight for over twenty years to help patients improve
their ability to read, write and watch television”, says Dr. Kinkade. “For
certain patients we now have the ability to replace a developing cataract in
their eye with a micro-telescope that returns some very useful vision.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">The newly FDA and Medicare approved telescope is placed
in only one eye.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The telescope implant
focuses and enlarged image onto healthier parts of the macula and retina at the
back of the eye.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The other eye provides the
necessary peripheral or side vision for walking and performing other tasks.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Dr. Kinkade’s treatment role is with candidate selection
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</span>He also spends considerable time with patients after surgery guiding
them to use their new vision. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dr. Mark
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">“The implant is not a cure for macular degeneration, but
a rehabilitation tool to return some very important vision”, says Dr. Kinkade.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Patients will need to relearn to see and use
additional low vision aids to maximize their vision.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">For pictures of the telescopic implant, educational
videos and information about the treatment program please visit </span><a href="http://www.lowvisioneyeglasses.com/"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;">www.LowVisionEyeglasses.com</span></a><o:p></o:p><br />
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<u><strong><o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;">About Macular
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Macular degeneration affects the macula, the
part of the retina needed for detail central vision. Patients do see things to
the side with their peripheral vision, but it is too blurry for detailed vision
like reading.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The first signs of macular degeneration may
include wavy lines, distortion, or blurry spots when reading.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">There are two types of macular degeneration (wet
and dry).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There is no medical treatment
for the dry form of the disease.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Low vision rehabilitation provides Spectacle
Miniature Telescopes and other magnification aids to help restore lost vision.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><strong><u>About Dr. Randolph Kinkade</u></strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Dr. Kinkade is a Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry Low Vision Section and a member of the Vision Rehabilitation Section of the American Optometric Association.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Dr. Kinkade has a master of public health degree (MPH) from the University of Connecticut where he concentrated his studies on the prevalence and treatment of low vision. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">He has offices throughout Connecticut: <strong>Cheshire, Danbury, Farmington, Litchfield, Manchester, Norwalk and Waterford.</strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(800) 756-0766</span></span></strong></span></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><a href="mailto:rkinkade@optonline.net"><span style="color: #2288bb;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">rkinkade@optonline.net</span></span></a></span></strong></div>
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<strong><a href="http://www.lowvisioneyeglasses.com/"><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">www.LowVisionEyeglasses.com</span></span></span></a></strong></div>
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</span></span><br />Randolph C. Kinkade, OD, MPH, FAAOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17479152295557885126noreply@blogger.com0