VisionCare's implantable telescope for patients with advanced macular degeneration was FDA approved in August. Since then, little information has been available, but I received an update from the company last week. Telescope is Not Being Shipped Though FDA approval has been received, VisionCare, the parent company, has not started shipping this implantable device. The company is quite small … [Read more...]
Low Vision and Talking Books; Look Into It
February 23, 2010 By 3 Comments
EJ is one of my favorite patients. She has a great family that supports and loves her. At her visits, we talk about the latest on TV (we have spent hours talking about American Idol), current events and how she loves to read. EJ is legally blind from advanced macular degeneration and cant' "read." EJ uses Talking Books. Though I deal with patients that have lost vision from retinal … [Read more...]
“Low Vision” Is Not “No Vision:” Part 1
January 29, 2010 By 1 Comment
I am happy and honored to introduce Dr. Chris Renner as a contributor to RetinaEyeDoctor.com! He and I practice closely together in Northern Virginia. I asked him to write about Low Vision. - "Randy" What is Low Vision? The great advances in treatment of eye disease have prevented many cases of blindness, however, many patients suffer partial visual loss and are left with reduced … [Read more...]
Macular Degeneration; How Do We Cope?
November 10, 2009 By 2 Comments
I see patients that have lost vision from macular degeneration; wet macular degeneration and dry macular degeneration. Wet Macular Degeneration. The most severe form of macular degeneration is the wet form. Abnormal blood vessels, aka choroidal neovascularization, develop within in the layers of the retina/macula. These vessels destroy normal macular tissue and proceed rapidly to destroy … [Read more...]
What is “Best Corrected” Vision?
August 5, 2009 By Leave a Comment
As a retina specialist, I see a lot of people that have substantial vision loss from diabetic retinopathy, … [Read more...]
