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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
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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: 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: 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: Jul. 08, 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 doctor Roanoke

Today someone responded to one of my YouTube videos with the following question: "What is the purpose of talking?"  He was asking why I always speak by phone with people before 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
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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: Aug. 31, 2021
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• 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

• posted: Jun. 23, 2021
• 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

In every level of our lives, vision is an important thing to protect. Unfortunately, for many people, sight loss is something that tends to creep up on them, especially if Read More

• posted: Apr. 23, 2021
• 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

I often receive calls from people in other states or even other countries asking for help with their low vision.  People who are losing their independence because of impaired vision Read More

• posted: Apr. 06, 2021
• 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

Hemianopsia is a health condition characterized by side vision loss. It is a quite common vision condition that affects 1 in 3 stroke patients. It can also be caused by Read More

• posted: Feb. 11, 2021
• 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

Stargardt Disease A rare genetic eye disease, Stargardt disease can cause progressive vision loss in patients. This is a disease that is inherited from parents carrying the chromosome. The disease affects Read More

• posted: Jan. 07, 2021
• 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

Bioptic and Telescopic Glasses Many of our patients visit Dr. David L. Armstrong, Low Vision Optometrist using public transportation, a car service, or by hitching a ride from a friend or Read More

• posted: Nov. 24, 2020
• Macular degeneration,  Stargardt Disease,  Albinism,  Bioptic telescopic glasses,  Microscopic glasses,  Bioptic glasses for driving,  Low vision specialist,  low vision doctor

Many patients come to me asking for help so they can continue driving.  The VA DMV requires that they use their bioptic telescopic glasses for 60 days, then return to Read More

• posted: Oct. 07, 2020
• Macular degeneration,  Stargardt Disease,  Albinism,  Bioptic telescopic glasses,  Microscopic glasses,  Bioptic glasses for driving,  Low vision specialist

Caroline returned to see me a few days ago. She's been using the bioptic telescopic glasses that I prescribed for 2 months and is very happy with them. She meets Read More