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What exactly is low vision?
Dr. Umar Ishaque describes Low Vision
“What is Low Vision?”
Common eye diseases include macular degeneration, glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, retinitis pigmentosa, cataracts, and Stroke-Hemianopsia. People with Low Vision tend to have reduced visual acuity or a reduced field of view. It affects their ability to easily enjoy everyday activities, such as cooking, reading, driving, using a computer, or watching TV. The condition cannot be 100% corrected by wearing glasses or contact lenses, undergoing a surgical procedure, or taking prescription medications.
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About the Doctor…
Dr. Ishaque is committed to helping low vision and partially sighted patients of all ages do the visual tasks they most want to do such as reading, seeing faces, watching television, driving, playing cards, and writing.
Many of Dr. Ishaque’s patients have been told that nothing more could be done for them and that their glasses could not be made any stronger. But with recent developments in special magnifying low vision glasses, spectacle telescopes, and microscopes as well as other new technology, hope is within reach.
Dr. Ishaque’s goal is to improve the quality of life by improving vision and helping the partially sighted to be more independent so that they can have the life they have dreamed of. Common conditions that Dr. Ishaque helps with are macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma, cataracts, albinism, and Stargardt’s disease to just name a few.
Dr Ishaque has a office, in Commerce, GA. He is willing to travel and do home evaluations anywhere in GA.
Dr. Ishaque attended McGill University, (Montreal, Quebec) where he majored in Physiology. He then attended Tulane University, New Orleans, LA where he obtained a Master’s in Public Health. He then attended Indiana University School of Optometry where he excelled in all aspects of the eye.
After graduation, Dr. Ishaque moved to Georgia and started up the practice known as U & M Family Eyecare. Dr. Ishaque is a member in good standing with the American Optometric Association and the Georgia Optometric Association. Dr. Ishaque is honored to be entrusted with the visual health of the citizens of Georgia and practices with the philosophy that every patient needs to be treated with the best eye experience they have ever had. Dr. Ishaque is fluent in Urdu, Hindi, Punjabi, and French.
Dr. Ishaque was introduced to low vision while in optometry school. Dr. Ishaque received special post-doctoral training in Low Vision with renowned Low Vision Diplomate Dr. Richard Shuldiner, O.D, F.A.A.O. and is a Fellow of the International Academy of Low Vision Specialists, an elite group of low vision doctors.
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What does a Low Vision exam look like?
A Low Vision exam begins with a conversation between the eye doctor and the patient. The eye doctor will consider ways of improving your quality of life, taking into account your unique needs.
The low vision exam takes about 1 hour.
We encourage you to discuss your specific vision goals with your eye doctor, such as reading, writing, recognizing faces, watching TV, or driving. The doctor will determine which specific areas of your vision (central or peripheral) may be lacking. Based on the exam, we may recommend prescription low vision glasses or a number of low vision aids or devices to help you do what YOU want to do!
What Causes Low Vision?
While commonly associated with seniors over the age of 60, low vision also affects children and adults of all ages. Certain birth defects or medical conditions – regardless of age – can cause low vision and negatively impact the quality of life. Our low vision doctors are here to help patients from all over the US and Canada with the following low vision diseases, begin to do tasks they want to do again such as read, write, make out faces, and drive.
Low vision
Making ordinary things impossible to do.
Macular Degeneration
Macular Degeneration is an eye disease that causes a partial or complete loss of your central vision. A person’s central vision is what allows them to see things that are directly in front of them, such as faces, books, or screens.
Diabetic Retinopathy
Diabetic retinopathy is an eye condition that occurs when the blood vessels in the back of the eye become more abundant, leak fluid, and bleed as a complication of diabetes. The longer a person is diabetic, the higher their chance of developing diabetic retinopathy.
Peripheral Vision Loss
Losing your peripheral vision creates a condition that is also called “tunnel vision.” It is when your field of vision has been narrowed down to the point that you can’t see sideways without rotating your head. With peripheral vision loss, it is hard, if not impossible, to see the outer edges of your visual field.
Retinitis Pigmentosa
Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is a genetic eye disease that causes cells in the retina to break down, reducing the patient’s ability to see clearly. Fortunately, a low vision optometrist can help those with RP regain independence. An estimated 1 in 4,000 individuals are affected by this sight-threatening condition, and about half of the people who have RP will have an affected family member as well
Stargardt Disease
Stargardt disease is an inherited eye disease that leads to vision loss in children and young adults. It affects more than 30,000 people in the US. This condition, also called Juvenile Macular Degeneration or Early Onset Macular Degeneration, occurs when the photoreceptors (cells that sense light) in the macula die off. As a result, central vision becomes blurred and has dark areas, and it’s impossible to see details.
Hemianopsia
Patients who have had a stroke or traumatic brain injury may lose one-half of their side vision to the right or left. This is called “hemianopsia”. Patients who have hemianopsia are usually very aware of side vision loss.
Glaucoma
Glaucoma is a group of eye diseases that cause progressive destruction of the optic nerve caused by a buildup of pressure in the eye. This pressure, called intraocular pressure (IOP) can damage the optic nerve if it is too high for the eye
Ocular Albinism and Low Vision
Ocular albinism causes mild to moderate central vision impairment in most patients. While individuals with this disorder retain some vision, they may be legally blind. It affects at least 1 in 60,000 males but only a very small number of women.
Juvenile Macular Degeneration
Juvenile macular degeneration refers to a series of genetic eye disorders that can affect children and young adults. Although juvenile macular degeneration also involves a deterioration of the eye’s macula, it is not the same condition as age-related macular degeneration.
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