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The story of MagniSight is actually a story of personal triumph over disability... Brian M. Smith, founder and president of MagniSight, Inc. is himself visually impaired. Brian has Stargardt's Disease, a juvenile form of Macular Degeneration. This retinal... More

The story of MagniSight is actually a story of personal triumph over disability... Brian M. Smith, founder and president of MagniSight, Inc. is himself visually impaired. Brian has Stargardt's Disease, a juvenile form of Macular Degeneration. This retinal disease causes deterioration of central vision, with limited peripheral vision remaining. Diagnosed at the age of nine, he began the long process of accepting his vision impairment. Brian transformed anger and frustration into determination and courage. Today, much of his time is spent traveling, speaking to individuals with low vision, about how they too can succeed despite vision loss. Brian began his company in 1990, after earning a degree in Business Management and at the same time, designing a prototype CCTV system. Understanding the daily frustrations of low vision, his goal was to help others with low vision to gain independence, and to improve the quality of their lives with his visual aid product. "There's a lot of anger and Less