Macular Degeneration - Abc tv special

looking for a sign you're getting older you may be at risk for Macular Degeneration, also known as AMD but for those who suffer from Macular Degeneration the low vision specialists of Maryland and Virginia might be just what the doctor ordered low vision spacey for vision reduce vision that movie with glasses contact lenses for surgery can help around five years ago my vision was declining because if I macular degeneration I was having particular problems with driving and reading see things it said to me you know you really shouldn't drive well that's a death sentence for somebody who's very independent between Jack and meyer et knowledge is suggested to me that I'm really should see on the vision specialist you see things for majorie patients are usually elderly patients peco's diseases for creative I getting older unfortunately some active generations usually number one cause a loss of vision and who were 65 each they were examination usually from the back the I is dismiss microscopes to determine glaucoma cataracts macular degeneration prescription else's ILU visual examination goes beyond that where we take the time to find out your patience goals and needs to find out exact precise prescription and then we show them very unusual lenses call microscopes and telescopes so microscopes you for reading telescopes for distance driving TV or computers he determined that I did in fact need telescopic glasses for distance & driving we actually take a telescope in compact to appear glasses and now the patient is able to drive watch TV use computers or take a microscope and compaq that into a pair of glasses and now the patient could reading read your Bible review magazines involve themselves back into with the used to do resigns or customize to the individual patient and Alana optics physics and creativity is determined the populace is for the patients with an examination there's all the time follow the design team our tix for that patient be creative to help the proper optics for that individual so if the individuals different different needs different goals so the final product is discussed to customize for their patience he really this far as I'm concerned premature Merkel I'm sure many many people he's made hides thousand percent better these patients can be helped I can see better and they could have been seeing for Liz five or 10 years when they've been told nothing can be done if you have a Mac degeneration there is hope there or options out there and you can be held because it's often difficult for low-vision patients to get around doctor as min sees patients at their I doctors office and he also makes house calls for him work is a family affair he's been in practice with his brother for 36 years and his youngest son will join them in two years which will allow doctor as men to treat low-vision patients six days a week in