Growing old is part of life. Getting age-related sicknesses is part of life for many of us. Can it affect our eyes? Unfortunately yes. Is there hope? Absolutely yes!

Age-related macular degeneration is the leading cause of irreversible central blindness in people 65 years of age and older. A variety of risk factors increases your chance of developing the disease. The number one risk factor is age, but others also include smoking, poor diets, obesity and hereditary factors.

Although there is no current treatment for age-related macular degeneration, there is hope in the form of low vision devices.

With this low vision devices we utilise your remaining vision to its fullest potential and with the help of different methods of magnification our aim is to make daily tasks like reading the newspaper, reading your Bible, needlework and watching TV possible again.

Low vision does not mean giving up on your activities, but it does mean applying new ways of doing them!