In an article in its March 10, 2011, issue, The Florida Times-Union profiled Matt Spears, a strength and conditioning coach who was legally blind before optometrist Brian Armitage of Baymeadows Vision Center used special contact lenses to restore his vision.
Spears was ready to begin learning Braille after surgery failed to restore the vision he had [...]
Jacksonville Business Journal honors Baymeadows Vision Center owner
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Optometrist Brian Armitage, owner of Baymeadows Vision Center, has been named a 2010 Health Care Hero by the Jacksonville Business Journal.
Dr. Armitage was honored for correcting eye disorders without surgery. He was one of three award winners in the Physician category and among 24 honorees [...]
Baymeadows Vision Center has launched the North Florida Corneal Rehabilitation Center to help patients with distorted corneas find alternatives to invasive surgical procedures.
North Florida Corneal Rehabilitation Center is the region’s only facility dedicated to treating damaged corneas with specialized contact lenses that are effective and comfortable.
Founded by Optometrist Brian Armitage, North Florida Corneal Rehabilitation Center [...]
Dr. Brian Armitage and Baymeadows Vision Center patients were featured in a Florida Times-Union story about scleral contact lenses. Times-Union reporter Charlie Patton interviewed Dr. Armitage and his patients about the convenience and effectiveness of scleral lenses.
Made from a highly oxygen permeable polymer, scleral lenses are supported by the white portion of the eye (sclera). Because they vault [...]
For the past 10 years, Southside resident Matt Spears couldn’t see the expression on his wife’s face as he gave her a gift or told her he loved her. He couldn’t drive at night. He couldn’t even read a newspaper.
Spears’ situation had become so desperate that he considered learning to read Braille. But he has recently gained [...]
As a service director at a large automobile dealership, Greg knows the importance of optimal equipment in maintaining road safety.
Diagnosed with keratoconus in his left eye two years ago, Greg’s vision deteriorated to the point that he could see only through his right eye. His eventual inability to read a street signs with only his [...]
After 16 years of wearing contact lenses, Jorge is finally living life like he wants.
Gone are the red, dry eyes; sensitivity to light and poor vision that kept him from driving at night. After less than a year of wearing scleral contact lenses he lives a normal life.
He drives when he wants, enjoys the beach without worrying about sand or [...]
A patient that I prescribed scleral contact lenses to can now see the craters on the moon.
Previously, Gene had less-than-great vision. He had corneal transplants and was wearing gas permeable lenses.
The lenses moved significantly. They often slid off the eye and became hidden under the upper eyelid. They also irritated his eyes. He could not comfortably wear them all-day. [...]
Dr. Armitage has the only Speciality Contact Lens Practice in Jacksonville. Custom contact lenses such as Scleral gas permeable and SynergEyes Hybrid contact lenses can help improve vision for people with keratoconus, pellucid marginal degeneration, and post corneal transplants. Glasses, standard contact lenses, and even surgery may not help. One of my recent patient success stories [...]
