Discussion with Thomas Krumm on Vision Aid Day: Eschenbach Optics Shares Insights
Vision Matters: Thomas Krumm Shares Expertise on Successful Low Vision Care
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- Insider's Guide to Low Vision Support: A Chat with Optician Extraordinaire, Thomas Krumm
World Sight Day Special: Eschenbach Optik and Thomas Krumm Discuss Low Vision Solutions
Nuremberg, Jun 3rd, 2025 - As visual impairments increase, expert advice becomes essential, especially in complex low vision cases. Thomas Krumm (60), an Optician Master at Besser Sehen Krumm in Hilchenbach, has been a front-runner in this field for 25 years, armed with tech savvy, patience, and a strategic product range. Eschenbach Optik supports his mission to deliver outstanding low vision care. Here, on World Sight Day, Krumm spills the beans on the nuances of modern low vision support.
Translating Desires into Visual Tasks
"Clients often yearn for simple pleasures like reading newspapers or telling stories to grandkids," explains Krumm. Since successful outcomes hinge on precise diagnosis of residual vision, light sensitivity, and everyday surroundings, we opticians convert this aspiration into tangible visual parameters." To meet these dimensions, Krumm employs a mix of portable and stationary systems, occasionally supplementing them with filter glasses or bespoke lighting solutions. "It's not just about glasses; each visual challenge necessitates an individual solution," adds Thomas Krumm. Take, for example, the hand magnifier mobilux® LED from Eschenbach Optik, offering swift, flexible assistance in multiple settings. Customers seeking a more integrated aid might prefer optaro®, a digital visual aid that combines sleek design, powerful magnification, and integrated lighting for seamless adaptability, day or night.
A Real-Life Example: Playing Sheet Music with a Telescope Spectacle
Krumm demonstrates the effectiveness of tailored telescope systems through the example of an over 90-year-old piano teacher. With a Galilei 2.0 GF Fernrohrlupenbrille from Eschenbach Optik, she could read sheet music again and even perform at her senior home. "Such results are only possible with targeted customization," says Krumm, highlighting his expertise in quality low vision advice.
Digital Aids: Simplicity Wins the Game
Customers crave tech solutions, often inspired by their loved ones or personal research. For Krumm, however, functionality alone is not enough; usability trumps all. Critical factors include user-friendly interfaces, display and color adjustments, and a suitable representation for the individual visual capacity. Client-centric portables like reading systems with switchable reading lines, variable zoom, and invertible color schemes are high in demand. To achieve long-term success, it's essential to immerse oneself in the client's world. The focus lies in creating aids that can be accepted and used easily in day-to-day life.
Mastering Competence: Training and Technological Acumen
"Low Vision isn't a sidekick, but a specialized care domain with unique training requirements," Krumm insists. Beyond technical knowledge, it requires consultation techniques, realistic goal setting, extended consultation times, and a genuine passion for the craft. Educators like Eschenbach Optik help with training, product systematics, and accompanying materials for care.
Paving the Way: A Day to Honor Visual Impairment
On World Sight Day, a massive shift becomes apparent: Visual impairments require more than product knowledge. "Success lies in crafting adaptable combinations, making them accessible and functional for everyday life. The key to that lies in personal interaction," asserts Krumm.
For more, visit: www.eschenbach-vision.com
About Eschenbach Optik
Founded in 1913, Eschenbach Optik, based in Nuremberg, is a global frontrunner in optical product manufacturing. Their inventory spans spectacle frames and sunglasses, binoculars, magnifying glasses, loupes, and special visual aids. With "Vision Technology Products," Eschenbach Optik stands for innovation and top-quality "Made in Germany" craftsmanship. Employing over 600 people worldwide, including around 300 in Germany, Eschenbach Optik boasts subsidiaries in 12 countries and trading partners in over 30 nations.
- In the realm of visual impairments, expert advice is indispensable, particularly for complex low vision cases.
- Thomas Krumm, an Optician Master at Besser Sehen Krumm, has been a influential figure in low vision care for 25 years.
- Krumm, armed with technical proficiency, patience, and a strategic product range, is a pioneer in low vision care.
- Eschenbach Optik supports Krumm's mission to deliver outstanding low vision care.
- Clients often desire simple pleasures, such as reading newspapers or telling stories to grandkids, and these aspirations need to be translated into tangible visual parameters.
- With precision in diagnosing residual vision, light sensitivity, and everyday surroundings, opticians convert desires into visual tasks.
- Krumm employs a mix of portable and stationary systems, occasionally supplementing them with filter glasses or bespoke lighting solutions.
- Each visual challenge necessitates an individual solution, beyond just glasses.
- The hand magnifier mobilux® LED from Eschenbach Optik offers swift, flexible assistance in multiple settings.
- Customers seeking a more integrated aid might prefer optaro®, a digital visual aid with powerful magnification, integrated lighting, and sleek design.
- Krumm demonstrates the effectiveness of tailored telescope systems through the example of an over 90-year-old piano teacher.
- Tech solutions are in high demand among customers, but functionality alone is not enough; usability trumps all.
- Critical factors include user-friendly interfaces, display and color adjustments, and a suitable representation for the individual visual capacity.
- Creating aids that can be accepted and used easily in day-to-day life is essential for long-term success.
- Low vision care requires unique training, beyond technical knowledge, including consultation techniques, realistic goal setting, extended consultation times, and a genuine passion for the craft.
- Educators like Eschenbach Optik help with training, product systematics, and accompanying materials for care.
- Visual impairments require more than product knowledge; success lies in crafting adaptable combinations and making them accessible and functional for everyday life.
- The key to that lies in personal interaction, according to Krumm.
- On World Sight Day, a massive shift becomes apparent: Visual impairments need more than just product knowledge.
- Eschenbach Optik, founded in 1913, is a global frontrunner in optical product manufacturing.
- Their inventory spans spectacle frames and sunglasses, binoculars, magnifying glasses, loupes, and special visual aids.
- With "Vision Technology Products," Eschenbach Optik stands for innovation and top-quality "Made in Germany" craftsmanship.
- Employing over 600 people worldwide, including around 300 in Germany, Eschenbach Optik has subsidiaries in 12 countries and trading partners in over 30 nations.
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