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Highlight: What do I do if I get a diagnosis of AMD?

Getting a diagnosis of AMD can be a shock.  We’ve found that many eye professionals don’t really do a good job of answering a patient’s questions. Also, you may not be able to ask questions right away.  Many people in this situation turn to the Internet to do their own research like we did.

The Prevent Blindness organization has a system where you get a customized guide with resources, tips and steps that you can take to you be proactive about protecting your vision.  All you have to do is to answer questions that you are given.  You can print the guide and you can view it on a computer, table, smartphone.  You can also go back and update your answers to get an updated guide.

Click here to go to Guide Me.

News: Surgery for Wet AMD

 April 2016

We can’t transplant the retina (yet) but researchers in Italy have had success replacing damaged tissue below the retina in the choroid layer with tissue from the patient because it has less chance of being rejected. Tissue taken from the patient and moved to the choroid is called autologous choroidal transplantation.

Click here to review ‘the science stuff’ regarding how the eye is structured.

Here are 2 articles about the procedure.

Click here for a more technically-oriented article in Ocular Surgery News.

Click here for an easier to read version in WebRN.

 

News: Top 10 Low Vision Aids for AMD

original post February 2016, updated March 2017

I found this article to be a good example of the kinds of non-computer low vision aids that are currently available but it is in no way all-inclusive. I’m guessing that these are products that company specializes in but are available elsewhere.  Check out our Resources page under Coping with Low Vision for more links to low vision aids.

– Linda

Top 10 Low Vision Aids for AMD 2017

Top 10 Low Vision Aids for AMD 2016

News: CVS faces lawsuit for claim about a store-brand eye product

April 10, 2016

For those who have intermediate and advanced AMD, doctors recommend the nutritional supplement that came through 2 NIH research studies: AREDS & AREDS2.  If you haven’t already done so, please read our post What about those eye vitamins?

The only product that has all the nutrients from the AREDS2 study is made by Bausch + Lomb PreserVision. CVS put their store brand supplement next to this one and labeled it “comparable to ongoing study formula in AREDS2.” A 91-year-old woman was diagnosed with AMD and the doctor prescribed the PreserVision product but because of the label, she switched to the CVS brand because it was half the price.

It is NOT comparable.  To read the whole story, click here.

 

News: Smoking Makes Your Vision Poor Shows Research

April 11, 2016

Article from India:

With a surge in eye-related diseases in India, Ophthalmologist have said smoking is emerging as one of the major reasons behind vision-loss among patients. However, only 10-20 percent people are aware of it.

According to the doctors, several studies have shown that smoking increases the risk of age-related macular degeneration, cataract, glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy and dry eye syndrome.

Click here to read the entire article.

 

 

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