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… Read More
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… Read More
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… Read More
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… Read More
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… Read More
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… Read More
