Low Vision Total Care

When your eye doctor says that there is nothing more he or she can do for you, it's time to consult a low vision specialist.

Dr. Scott Hearing has helped low vision patients along Florida's east coast, from Jacksonville to Ft. Lauderdale. Over the past eight years Dr. Hearing has prescribed and fitted more low vision aids, such as the Jordy™, than anyone else in the United States.

Fight low vision —
A threat to your independent lifestyle

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) in 2000 called low vision "One of the 10 most frequent causes of disability in America."

And, "For older adults, visual problems have a pronounced negative impact on quality of life equivalent to that of life-threatening conditions such as heart disease and cancer," said Dr. Carl Kupfer, past director of the National Eye Institute at NIH.

Watch for the early danger signals

	Bathroom tiles don't look straight
	Rapid decline in ability to read
	There is perpetual fog on the road ahead
	Utility poles and wires have developed kinks
	It's hard to recognize neighbors in the store; they look like walking mannequins

If you are nodding your head in agreement to one or more clues, see your favorite eye doctor quickly. Is it macular degeneration? Is it cataracts? Is it something else? See what you can do to improve or save your sight.

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Dr. Hearing helps patients by appointment in Jupiter, Fla. (561) 744-2811

This page last modified on 6/29/06