Low Vision Service
Macular Degeneration Clinic

Understanding the effects of macular degeneration can be challenging. Even though the medical field offers treatments like lasers, injections, surgery, and specialized vitamins, the underlying damage often leads to a significant loss of central vision. The damage done to the visual field is known as scotomas. The damage created by it makes it hard to perform visual tasks that most people take for granted, such as:​ Reading and identifying distance object. Walking confidently due to the inability to gauge terrain area objects.  Identifying people's faces.  Travel Vision is limited and bumpinginto objects. Reading near task is affected. ​ In general, our lifestyle changes from normal independence to dependence. This is when Low-Vision Optics can help. We do not diagnose the disease nor perform any medical treatment, such as injections or retinal surgery. What we do is use our knowledge of Optics to provide you with the best solution so you can gain independence by accomplishing visual tasks with electronic telescopes, reading magnifiers, and microscopes.