Author: Linda Moore

Vision Loss: The Early Pages 5/16/2017

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  • 5. Where All Roads Lead  February 26, 2016
    • Categories: Research, Diagnosis, Dry AMD, Treatment, Wet AMD, Diagnosis: Newly Diagnosed
    • Keywords: pity party, Regillo, schwartz, shots, stem cells, UCLA, wet, wet AMD, Wills Eye Hospital
  • 6. The Man Behind the Curtain: The Wizard of Wills February 26, 2016
    • Categories: Diagnosis, Dry AMD, Newly Diagnosed, Research, The Science Stuff
    • Keywords: atrophy, geographic atrophy, Bruch’s membrane, Regillo, Wills Eye Hospital, RPEs, drusen, photoreceptors

Do you have suggestions for keywords? Please let me know here or send me an email at light2sight5153@gmail.com.

 

Vision Loss: The Early Pages 5/17/2017

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7.  Super Lab Rat published February 26, 2016

  • Categories: Diagnosis, Newly Diagnosed, Research, Wet AMD
  • Keywords: clinical trial, efficacy, experiment, independent variables, lab rat, Phase 1, Phase 2, Phase 3, Phase I, Regillo, stem cells, super lab rat, tolerability, trial, Wills Eye Hospital

8.  A Perfect Storm published February 28, 2016

  • Categories: Diagnosis, Newly Diagnosed, The Science Stuff
  • Keywords: photoreceptors, photostress, RPEs, snowblind

Do you have suggestions for keywords? Please let me know here or send me an email at light2sight5153@gmail.com.

Vision Loss: The Early Pages 5/31/2017

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  • 23.  Mind Weeds March 20, 2016
    • Categories: Diagnosis: Diagnosed, Self care, Sue’s Musings, Tips for living with low vision
    • Keywords: BBVS, Blind and Visual Services, BVS, handheld reader, low vision aids, low vision specialist, mind weeds, Office of Vocational Rehabilitation, ophthalmologist, optometrist, OVR, vocational rehabilitation
  • 24.  Pecked to Death by Ducks March 20, 2016
    • Categories: Cognitive Therapy, Diagnosis: Newly Diagnosed, Sue’s Musings, Tips for living with low vision
    • Keywords: accumulating positives, calm, DBT, Emotional Regulation, encouragement, faith, imagery, IMPROVE, IMPROVE skills, meaning, peaceful, prayer, relaxation, vacation, Victor Frankl

Do you have suggestions for keywords? Please let me know here or send me an email at light2sight5153@gmail.com.

Vision Loss: The Early Pages 5/15/2017

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  • 3.  What To Do February 25, 2016
    • Categories: Prevention, Self care, Treatment
    • Keywords: AREDS, blue light, sunglasses, ultraviolet light, UV, vitamins
  • 4.  Research  February 25, 2016
    • Categories: Research, The Science Stuff, Statistics
    • Keywords: ACT, Audacious Goal Initiative, Audacious Goals Project, baby boomers, clinical trials, drusen, OCATA, Phase 1, Phase I, photoreceptors, Regillo, RPEs, Schwartz, stem cells

Do you have suggestions for keywords? Please let me know here or send me an email at light2sight5153@gmail.com.

Vision Loss: The Early Pages 5/13/2017

We are going to be re-publishing Sue’s early pages as a way to help new members get a start with reading them and to encourage those of you who haven’t read them for some time to take another look.

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  • 1.  In The Beginning  February 25, 2016
    • Categories: Diagnosis, Risk Factors, Symptoms, Dry AMD
    • Keywords: diagnosis, dry AMD, dry macular degeneration, symptoms
  • 2.  The Science Stuff February 25, 2016
    • Categories: The Science Stuff, Dry AMD
    • Keywords: science, dry AMD, dry macular degeneration, Bruch’s membrane, cones, rods, RPEs, retina, retinal pigment epithelium (RPE), photoreceptors, macula, choroid

Do you have suggestions for keywords? Please let me know here or send me an email at light2sight5153@gmail.com.

 

Sue’s New Page 5/13/2017

Have you found yourself thinking things like “I should have taken better care of my eyes” or “I should be independent”?  Sue talks about guilt in terms of justified vs. unjustified emotions in DBT terms.

Should On You!

  • Categories: Cognitive Therapy, Sue’s Musings, Tips for Living with Low Vision
  • Keywords: DBT, justified vs. unjustified emotions, guilt

Sue’s New Page 5/12/2017

Sue is always looking for services to help those with low vision or who are blind.  She shares information for US veterans. There’s also information about a similar group in the UK.

Thank You For Your Service

  • Categories: Financial, Tips for Living with Low Vision
  • Keywords: Aid and Assistance, Blind Veterans UK, VA Blindness Rehabilitation Center, VA Office of Blind Rehabilitation Services, veteran, Veterans Administation, Veterans of Foreign Wars