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• 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

• posted: Oct. 07, 2020
• 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,  macular degeneration,  Stargardt disease,  bioptic glasses

I'm making a change in my Southwest Virginia location. Beginning next week I'll begin seeing patients in the Dublin, VA office of Eye Care on the Ridge. That is a Read More

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

Yesterday I had the interesting experience of lecturing to the optometry and ophthalmology residents at the University of Virginia. The subject was Vision Loss in Retinal Disease. There are 12 Read More