FARMINGTON, Conn.—Randolph C. Kinkade, OD, a Connecticut optometrist and founding member of the International Academy of Low Vision Specialists, has written the Guide for Macular Degeneration Eyeglasses: Low Vision Treatment. The book helps educate individuals and their doctors about the newest ways to help people see better with macular degeneration and low vision.

The guide discusses macular degeneration, low vision treatment and how magnification benefits people suffering from macular degeneration. The book highlights advanced optic eyeglasses. It is written in high-contrast large print and contains numerous photographs of patients wearing their low vision glasses. Unfortunately many people are unfamiliar with low vision treatment options.

"Patients come to me all the time asking why their doctor did not make the recommendation for these special glasses or other low vision aids," Dr. Kinkade said. "They are frustrated with their reduced level of vision and how it has hindered what they want to see and do."

Additional information is available at www.LowVisionEyeglasses.com. An electronic copy of the Guide for Macular Degeneration Eyeglasses: Low Vision Treatment can be requested by e-mailing rkinkade@optonline.net. A printed version can be requested at (800) 756-0766.