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• posted: Jan. 29, 2024
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MISSION STATEMENT As a low vision optometrist I am totally committed to helping visually impaired people maximize their eyesight so they can enjoy more active and independent lives.     Dr. David Read More

• posted: Jan. 29, 2024
• Macular degeneration,  Stargardt Disease,  Albinism,  Bioptic telescopic glasses,  Microscopic glasses,  Bioptic glasses for driving,  Low vision specialist,  low vision doctor,  Legal blindness,  Hemianopsia,  Diabetic Retinpathy,  low vision doctor near me,  low vision glasses Roanoke,  low vision glasses Harrisonburg,  Low vision glasses Charlottesville,  low vision glasses Richmond,  low vision doctor Roanoke,  Low vision doctor Harrisonburg,  Low vision doctor Charlottesville,  low vision doctor Richmond,  Low vision doctor Blacksburg,  Low vision glasses Blacksburg

In a recent LinkedIn video an optometric colleague, Dr Carly Rose, asked the question “Does your prescription keep getting worse every year?”  Of course, she was referring to your eyeglass Read More

• posted: Mar. 01, 2023
• Macular degeneration,  Stargardt Disease,  Albinism,  Bioptic telescopic glasses,  Bioptic glasses for driving,  Low vision specialist,  low vision doctor,  Diabetic Retinpathy,  low vision doctor near me,  low vision glasses Roanoke,  Low vision glasses Charlottesville,  Low vision doctor Charlottesville,  Low vision doctor Blacksburg

People with Macular Degeneration, Stargardt Disease and other eye conditions may become unable to pass the vision test at the DMV.  That’s a big deal.  Without driving they’ll lose much Read More

• posted: Nov. 29, 2022
• Macular degeneration,  Stargardt Disease,  Albinism,  Bioptic telescopic glasses,  Microscopic glasses,  Bioptic glasses for driving,  Low vision specialist,  low vision doctor,  Legal blindness,  Hemianopsia,  Diabetic Retinpathy,  low vision doctor near me,  low vision glasses Roanoke,  low vision glasses Harrisonburg,  Low vision glasses Charlottesville,  low vision doctor Roanoke,  Low vision doctor Blacksburg

I understand how difficult impaired vision can make your life.  If you have macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, Stargardt Disease and other eye conditions you may have been told that nothing Read More

• posted: Nov. 29, 2022
• Stargardt Disease,  Bioptic telescopic glasses,  Bioptic glasses for driving,  Low vision specialist,  low vision doctor,  low vision doctor near me,  low vision glasses Roanoke,  low vision doctor Roanoke,  Low vision doctor Blacksburg,  Low vision glasses Blacksburg

Yesterday a lady called and reminded me that I had prescribed bioptic telescopic glasses for her in 2008.  She has Stargardt Disease and has been driving safely and legally with Read More

• posted: Aug. 11, 2022
• Macular degeneration,  Stargardt Disease,  Albinism,  Bioptic telescopic glasses,  Microscopic glasses,  Bioptic glasses for driving,  Low vision specialist,  low vision doctor,  Legal blindness,  Hemianopsia,  Diabetic Retinpathy,  low vision doctor near me,  low vision glasses Roanoke,  low vision glasses Harrisonburg,  Low vision glasses Charlottesville,  low vision glasses Richmond,  low vision doctor Roanoke,  Low vision doctor Harrisonburg,  Low vision doctor Charlottesville,  low vision doctor Richmond,  Low vision doctor Blacksburg,  Low vision glasses Blacksburg
• bioptic telescopic glasses,  Stargardt disease,  low vision doctor,  Albinism

I’d like to tell you how children and teenagers can be helped to see better by a low vision optometrist.  In the past couple months I’ve helped 9 or 10 Read More

• posted: Jun. 10, 2022
• Macular degeneration,  Stargardt Disease,  Albinism,  Bioptic telescopic glasses,  Microscopic glasses,  Bioptic glasses for driving,  Low vision specialist,  low vision doctor,  Legal blindness,  Hemianopsia,  Diabetic Retinpathy,  low vision doctor near me,  low vision glasses Roanoke,  low vision glasses Harrisonburg,  Low vision glasses Charlottesville,  low vision glasses Richmond,  low vision doctor Roanoke,  Low vision doctor Harrisonburg,  Low vision doctor Charlottesville,  low vision doctor Richmond,  Low vision doctor Blacksburg,  Low vision glasses Blacksburg

This morning I’m quite disappointed with some of my optometric and ophthalmology colleagues.  I need to get something off my chest.In the past two days I have helped two young Read More

• posted: Jun. 10, 2022
• Macular degeneration,  Stargardt Disease,  Albinism,  Bioptic telescopic glasses,  Microscopic glasses,  Bioptic glasses for driving,  Low vision specialist,  low vision doctor,  Legal blindness,  Hemianopsia,  Diabetic Retinpathy,  low vision doctor near me,  low vision glasses Roanoke,  low vision glasses Harrisonburg,  Low vision glasses Charlottesville,  low vision glasses Richmond,  low vision doctor Roanoke,  Low vision doctor Harrisonburg,  Low vision doctor Charlottesville,  low vision doctor Richmond,  Low vision doctor Blacksburg,  Low vision glasses Blacksburg

This morning I’m quite disappointed with some of my optometric and ophthalmology colleagues.  I need to get something off my chest.In the past two days I have helped two young Read More

• posted: Mar. 31, 2022
• Macular degeneration,  Stargardt Disease,  Albinism,  Bioptic telescopic glasses,  Microscopic glasses,  Bioptic glasses for driving,  Low vision specialist,  low vision doctor,  Legal blindness,  Hemianopsia,  Diabetic Retinpathy,  low vision doctor near me,  low vision glasses Roanoke,  low vision glasses Harrisonburg,  Low vision glasses Charlottesville,  low vision glasses Richmond,  low vision doctor Roanoke,  Low vision doctor Harrisonburg,  Low vision doctor Charlottesville,  low vision doctor Richmond,  Low vision doctor Blacksburg,  Low vision glasses Blacksburg

I’d like to tell you about a new service that I offer to people with impaired vision from Stargardt Disease, macular degeneration and other conditions. People with Stargardt Disease or macular Read More

• posted: Jan. 13, 2022
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• Macular degeneration,  low vision,  Stargardt Disease,  diabetic retinopatiy,  low vision doctor

My Purpose My purpose as a low vision optometrist is to help people maximize their vision so they can be more active, independent and enjoy a better quality of life. I accomplish Read More

• posted: Aug. 31, 2021
• Macular degeneration,  Stargardt Disease,  Bioptic telescopic glasses,  Microscopic glasses,  Bioptic glasses for driving,  Low vision specialist,  low vision doctor,  Legal blindness,  Hemianopsia,  Diabetic Retinpathy,  low vision doctor near me,  low vision glasses Roanoke,  low vision glasses Harrisonburg,  Low vision glasses Charlottesville,  low vision glasses Richmond,  low vision doctor Roanoke,  Low vision doctor Harrisonburg,  Low vision doctor Charlottesville,  low vision doctor Richmond,  Low vision doctor Blacksburg,  Low vision glasses Blacksburg
• bioptic telescopic glasses,  Stargardt Disease,  driving with Stargardt Disease

Stargardt disease occurs in only about one person in 8-10,000.  Here in Virginia where I live, there may be less than 1,000.  Many optometrists or ophthalmologists rarely see a person Read More