Customized Low Vision Glasses: Maximizing Your Remaining Vision with Prescription Lenses

At Beacon Vision Center, we understand that when vision cannot be fully restored, maximizing your remaining vision becomes the most important goal. For individuals with low-vision conditions, customized prescription lenses can make a meaningful difference in how you experience the world.
 

What is Low Vision and Why Standard Glasses Aren’t Enough

Low vision refers to significant visual impairment that cannot be fully corrected with standard glasses, contact lenses, medicine or surgery. People experiencing low vision may struggle with:

• Reduced visual acuity

• Loss of contrast sensitivity

• Increased glare or light scatter

• Blind spots or field loss

• Difficulty with glare, lighting changes or reading standard print

Traditional prescription lenses are designed to correct refractive errors (near- or farsightedness, astigmatism) in eyes with fairly normal underlying structure. But in low vision cases - for example in conditions like macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma, or inherited retinal disorders - the challenges are more complex.
 

The Benefits of Customized Low Vision Glasses

When you visit our practice for a low-vision evaluation, our goal is to understand your particular vision profile: the remaining field of vision, contrast ability, lighting situations that challenge you, and your visual goals for daily life. With that in mind, customized low-vision glasses may incorporate some or all of the following features:

• Specialized lens designs: These might include higher-magnification reading lenses, bifocal or multifocal low-vision options, or telescopic lenses for distance tasks (such as watching TV or seeing across a room).

• Optimized tints and filters: Color tints and contrast-enhancing filters can reduce glare, improve contrast and help make tasks easier under varying lighting (indoors, outdoors, in shaded or bright conditions).

• Prismatic or eccentric viewing aids: For patients with field loss or blind spots, certain lens designs can shift image fields to more functional visual zones.

•  Anti-glare and high-quality coatings: Since glare and stray light are common complaints in low-vision patients, premium coatings and glare-reducing features become especially important.

By tailoring a glasses prescription in this way, we’re maximizing functional vision - helping you perform meaningful tasks more easily and safely, for longer and with greater comfort.
 

Ready to Maximize Your Vision?

Living with low vision doesn’t mean you have to settle for limited clarity. Our customized low vision glasses are designed to enhance your remaining vision through specialized lenses, tints, and precise prescriptions. With the right optical solutions tailored to your unique needs, you can enjoy greater comfort, confidence, and independence in your daily life.

Contact Beacon Vision Center to schedule your comprehensive evaluation and explore customized low-vision lenses tailored to your needs. Visit our office in Farmers Branch, Texas, or call (214) 420-5090 to book an appointment today.