Tuesday, November 21, 2006

The Low Vision Center

I've been working with a lady from the state who sent me to the Sight Center. For some reason I keep trying to call it the Low Vision Center. They help those with low vision to make the best use of the vision they have left. They don't diagnose the problem their expertise is in helping those with low vision with different aids such as magnifiers, glasses, filters (I still call them sunglasses), and more.

I really didn't think that I would be able to wear glasses because the glasses I received from the ophlamologist just made things worse. Come to find out, the prescription he gave me was only to correct problems from side to side. I also need glasses with prisms that correct my up and down problems as well. The minute I move my eyes the prescription I need for prisms change. From what the doctor says my eyes need such different prescriptions for each eye that to correct these problems completely I would need dozens of glasses.

We'll just have to see how these glasses work out. I'm hoping to be able to read books again. I really miss holding a book in my hands and reading it.

Dale L. Edwards

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