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Causes of Low Visionwhere your better eye can only see 20/70 with correctioninclude: Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) Glaucoma Retinitis Pigmentosa Diabetic Retinopathy... Traumatic Brain Injury Inoperable Cataracts See more

People with Low Vision often use magnifiers with built-in lights, handheld telescopes, large-print reading materials and watches, clocks and computers that read text aloud tools that help maintain independence and quality of life.

White people and smokers are in the high-risk group for developing Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD), and risk increases with age. By age 80, one in 10 Americans are living with a Low Vision impairment caused by AMD.

Age-Related Macular Degeneration is one cause of Low Vision, a visual impairment that can’t be corrected with prescription lenses, surgery or medication. People with Low Vision have blurred or partial sight, blind spots or tunnel vision.

On Valentine’s Day, show your eyes some love with a warm compress. Wet a clean washcloth with warm water and press it against your eyelids for a minute. The warmth helps keep oil glands flowing freely to keep eyes lubricated.

February is Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) Awareness Month. This conditionin which central vision progressively deteriorates until you can’t see people’s faces or read typically impacts people over 70, but can strike as young as age 40.

Is there a better present than the gift of sight? Use your Flex Spending account to treat family members to new glasses, prescription sunglasses or contact lenses that they can open and enjoy this holiday season!

Give the gift of better vision: Use your remaining Flex Spending funds to buy a year’s worth of contact lenses!

What’s more festive than showing off a new pair of frames in a holiday Zoom meeting? Call us today to schedule an appointment to get new frames with your Flex Spending funds before they expire on December 31.

Only 20 days left in 2020. (Yay!) Don’t risk letting your Flex Spending Account funds expire without using them before the calendar year ends. Call us today to make an appointment or schedule a time to try on new glasses or prescription sunglasses!

Considering LASIK vision correction in 2021? Schedule your appointment with us today to learn if you’re an ideal candidate for this life-enhancing procedure.