Clearview+ CCTV

Hello low vision friends, my name is Marge. I work here at Vision Dynamics and I have macular degeneration. Let me tell you about the new Optelec 22" Clearview Plus CCTV. It helps you read easily and effortlessly. I own this machine and with it, I am able to read bills, write checks, read mail and magazines, see the labels on medication and look at photographs. But most importantly is that with this CCTV, I can continue my love of reading. It can magnify anything you put under it, from 2x to 72x its size. It’s extremely easy to use and the focus is very clear.
If one wants their independence back, this is the only way to go. If anyone has any questions, I can share my low vision experiences with you and tell you of other products that will help you with every day living problems. Please feel free to call (203) 271- 1944 and ask for Marge!

Featured Product: Eschenbach Max TV Glasses

Recommended by: Marge Stefanec, a low vision employee of Vision Dynamics

"They're for distance and are especially useful when I go to the theater for plays. When I wear them, I can see the whole stage and the actors' faces."

Eschenbach MaxTV Binocular Glasses are perfect for anyone with low vision conditions or macular degeneration who needs help with distance viewing. They work just like binoculars, except easier to use because they are hands-free, and more attractive with a modern, high tech frame. The main purpose of the Max TV Glasses is for watching television, but the glasses are multifunctional. They can be used in a variety of activities, like outdoors at the beach or bird watching, at church to see the altar, going to a movie, or at a sporting event. Max TV Glasses can be adjusted so that each eye lens can be focused separately. The glasses have a 2.1x Magnification and can focus on an object from 10 feet away to infinity. These glasses are one of the most comfortable and useful distance viewing devices.

"I love them and use them all the time. I would recommend them to anyone who's visually impaired."

Enjoying a day at the beach with Low Vision/Macular Degeneration

I really enjoy going to the beach with my family in Rhode Island. This past weekend I had the opportunity to go and enjoy myself.
There were so many summers I did not want to go to the beach. I am legally blind with Macular Degeneration and how could I possibly have fun? I am not going to be able to see what everyone else is seeing and of courseit was not just the pretty girls.
Being out in the bright sunlight, in a huge area with hardly any contrast and not really being to tell who was who held me back often.
Fear held me back from so many things and I can assure you now that I will no longer allow it to run my life.

I now have choices and more opportunities than I ever had. Now when I go to the beach, I bring my awesome sunglasses, my monocular, my mp3 player so I can listen to a book, and of course a hand held magnifier.
What a joy to sit there and not have the sun bother my eyes. My eyes are much more sensitive than the normal eye to brightness. It is so nice knowing there are so many different kinds of sunglasses that will help people with all types of eyes conditions see better.
My monocular is so cool, I can now watch my kids playing on the beach and have fun. This really
makes me happy. Of course I can see alot more than that but, I need to be careful I do not want to scare people. Who is that weirdo looking at us through the scope.
There are also many other choices for people to view things in the distance that will allow you to also see more clearly on the beach or wherever you want.
I remember seeing people relaxing reading a book on the beacj and I would say to myself I wish I could do that. Well I can, I use my mp3 player with a set of headphones and I read away. Nothing like reading a book on the beach and hearing the waves in the background.
I never leave home without my trusty hand held magnifier. You never know when you will need to look at something that just is not quite large enough. For me that is just about everything. Print is made for people with normal vision so I need to always be prepared.

Bottom line is my attitude. Now I have a positive I can attitude which makes my life so much better. There are so many thinmgs available to help people with all types of Vision Impaairments lead an independant and productive life.

Create a great day - Charlie

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A Low Vision, Legally Blind Man with Macular Degeneration Shares His Story

- Triumphant over Disability -
- How a Blind Man’s Darkest Moments Led to Success and a Mission to Help Others -

Thirty years ago, Charlie Collins was a typical 10-year old fun loving boy, riding dirt bikes through the woods in his home town of Cheshire, CT., playing baseball and attending the local elementary school. At the age of 13, though, his ordinary childhood ended, and his extraordinary journey began. Charlie’s life was shattered with devastating news; he suffered from a rare, untreatable eye disease that causes progressive blindness - Juvenile Macular Degeneration. In fact, three of Charlie’s siblings from their close-knit family of six were also diagnosed with the genetic disease.

During the next several years, while his blindness progressed, Collins battled with mental and emotional demons. He experienced several stages of distress; anger, shame, disbelief. He could not participate with classmates in most school activities, he was picked on, ostracized, he felt stupid and never quite fit in anywhere. His self-esteem hit rock bottom. “I felt completely alone out there and unequipped to live an independent, productive life.” Doctors told him nothing could be done to help him. “I focused only on the problem and never a solution,” says Collins. He considered suicide, but he just couldn’t bear to do it.