Latest International Academy of Low Vision Specialists Stories

International Academy of Low Vision Specialists, founding member, Dr. Randolph Kinkade prescribes new bioptic telescopic glasses for retired basketball coach suffering from vision loss. Manchester, CT (PRWEB) March 29, 2013 Former women's high school basketball coach William Baiocchi thought he had discovered a whole new definition to the term March Madness when failing vision forced him to the sidelines of his beloved game. Baiocchi, 67, suffers from a rare genetic condition...

New E-Scoop glasses improve way of life for patients suffering with macular degeneration (ARMD). Minneapolis, MN (PRWEB) October 21, 2012 New lens technology helps correct a basic problem experienced by those with macular degeneration. Recently developed new E-Scoop lenses from Holland now enable doctors to help patients with one of the chief complaints associated with macular degeneration—cloudy vision. Dr. Palmer, a low vision optometrist who sees patients in the Twin Cities area, and...

LIVONIA, Mich., Feb. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- To commemorate Low Vision Awareness Month this February, Dr. Sheldon Smith, optometrist at Low Vision of Michigan, P.C., is offering free evaluations to patients diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa (RP), a leading cause of low vision, in hopes that they might be candidates for a brand-new device designed to enhance or restore sight. Until recently, very little was available to help individuals suffering from RP. However, Dr. Smith, New Jersey...