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ONE PLACE FOR EXCELLENCE IN LOW VISION CARE
At Low Vision Doctors of Ohio, our goal is to enhance our patients’ lives by providing superior, personalized eye care. We will treat our patients as valued members of our family.
We pride ourselves on our professional, high-quality, state of the art eye care serving all of Ohio, as well as other states across the country. We are the only ones in the area offering Low Vision services on that level. In our eye care office, we make sure you are comfortable with our friendly and warm office staff.
Dr. Mark H. Rinkov is a member of The International Academy of Low Vision Specialists. He has made sure his office is furnished with the latest technology to ensure you receive the most thorough eye exam and treatment available.
Dr. Mark H. Rinkov is a member of The International Academy of Low Vision Specialists. He has made sure his office is furnished with the latest technology to ensure you receive the most thorough eye exam and treatment available.
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What Our Patients Have to Say....
What Our Patients Have to Say....
What Is Low Vision?
Living With Low Vision
Low Vision Glasses
Low vision is significant vision impairment that usually results from serious eye disease or an injury.
The vision loss, which is characterized by either reduced visual acuity (to 20/70 or worse) or reduced field of view, can’t be fully corrected.
Low vision can affect both children and adults. It is more common in the elderly, who are at greater risk of eye diseases such as glaucoma, macular degeneration and cataracts, which are some of the most common causes of the condition. Injury and heredity may also cause low vision.
With significant vision loss it can become challenging to complete common daily tasks including reading, writing, cooking, watching tv, or even recognizing people.
When low vision is diagnosed it can come as a shock. Initially, it is an adjustment to learn how to function with impaired vision but the good news is there are numerous resources and products available to assist.
Because low vision often impacts one’s independence, ability to work, or resume normal life, many patients feel isolated and depressed.
Ever look through a pair of field glasses or binoculars? Things look bigger and closer, and easier to see. Dr Rinkov and members of the International Academy of Low Vision Specialists (IALVS) are using miniaturized telescopes mounted on glasses to help people who have lost vision from:
Enjoy Life With Low Vision Aids
Technology has progressed rapidly allowing those who previously were left with little option for a normal life, the chance for a happy and independent life with low vision. The treatment options are abundant such as bioptics, full diameter telescopes, prismatic reading glasses, HD portable readers, tints, and more for low vision eye diseases suchs as macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy, which are already considered very mainstream.
While not every solution is fit for everybody, we will be happy to help you navigate the many options for low vision aids. Additionally for day to day there are amazing computer programs for easier computer usage, digital magnifiers, and much more.
MACULAR DEGENERATION: WET OR DRY
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Worthington, OH 43085
- Phone: 614-400-3950
- Email: lowvisiondoctorsofohio@gmail.com
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- Monday:9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
- Tuesday:Closed
- Wednesday:9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
- Thursday:Closed
- Friday:9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
