Desk Lamps for Macular Degeneration
“The OttLite lamp is
amazing. It is the best light I have found for my macular degeneration. I can
see more clearly and with less strain. My eyes don’t tire as easily and I can
study and read longer. I feel as if my eyesight has improved, but it’s just the
light.”
Age Related
Macular degeneration (AMD), is a deterioration of the macula which is a part of
the retina which helps to
produce an image and converts it into nerve signals that allows us to read,
write, and drive. With macular
degeneration being the “leading cause of legal blindness for people over 50 in
the Western world; around 25-30 million are affected worldwide, and this figure
is projected to triple in 25 years. “— AMD
“Approximately 1.8 million Americans age 40 and older have macular degeneration, and an additional 7.3 million are at substantial risk of developing AMD, because they have large macular drusen; tiny yellow or white accumulations of extracellular material that build up in the Bruch’s Membrane of the eye.” — Improving The Nation's Vision Health: A Coordinated Public Health Approach," Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 2006.
There are ways to cope with macular
degeneration by simply making a few household changes that can be helpful for
near vision tasks.
Just as it has helped Wanda, utilizing the
OttLite 508 technology within the household can make your visual capabilities
so much easier. Whether it is using any
of our 3 exclusive Better Vision products; specifically our desk lamps for
macular degeneration can make a world of difference while reading, writing, or
simply surfing the internet. Our Better Vision Crane Desk Clamp lamp offers High
Definition Natural Lighting, which provides a precise balance of contrast and
brightness to make reading and seeing easier for low vision patients. The low
heat and low glare illumination helps reduce eyestrain; as well as balances color
vision and night vision to the photopic and scotopic lumens within the retina
of the eye reducing eye strain, squinting, and glare.
At OttLite, we want to provide you with
the best possible lighting as possible for our low vision patients that suffer
from macular degeneration. “It's the only light that I use, that my family
uses, and it's the only light that I recommend to my patients. The OttLite lamp
is a perfect light source. We eliminate the stress and fatigues and strains (of
my patients) by recommending OttLite lamps.” –Dr. Marc Gannon