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Tuesday, July 27, 2010

At Eye Can See Clearly, The Blind Have Help

Blind store owner sells products to the visually impaired with a caring touch.

Richard Reagen has been visually impaired for more than two decades and says sight is the worst thing for people to lose. "They're mad, and it's mind over matter," Reagen said. Reagen, owner and proprietor of Eye Can See Clearly, sells devices to aid the visually impaired. He once operated two shops but recently consolidated his business at 8340 Gross Point Road in April. "This is a niche situation; it's not something I would open up in a mall," said Reagen. "I did my research and there was nothing on the North Shore like Eye Can See Clearly." Reagen sells a variety of products, ranging from enlarged keyboards and talking clocks to canes and hand magnifiers. He was inspired by the challenges he faced with his failing vision and finding the…

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