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07-26-2014 01:21 AM
07-26-2014 01:42 AM
My Mom just told me she has this!
She's getting shots in her eyes ,not sure what they are. I'll ask her about them for you.
I just heard you should eat PUMKIN. I'm going to tell her to get some libby's and eat a little everyday. Freeze it in an ice cube tray and just take a cube out everyday!!
Are you getting any treatment?
07-26-2014 01:54 AM
07-26-2014 02:18 AM
07-26-2014 02:53 AM
Both of my parents were legally blind from macular degeneration. My dad drove until he could no longer pass the vision test, which was much longer than he should have. It impacted them both terribly. Dad could no longer play golf, his love, nor could he go fishing alone in slippery mountain streams. He was also hard of hearing which alone was isolating. Mom had to quit her volunteer job as a docent at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center and could no longer meet her friends for lunch. She couldn't see TV at all nor could she read. We got audio books but she had trouble making selections and operating the machine. She had the most limited vision. Her primary pleasure was sitting on the patio which, overlooked the golf course, in the evenings. Well, she apparently was bitten by a mosquito while sitting out there and died of West Nile virus in 2003. Turns out the golf course was not aerating a nearby pond which made it a pool of stagnant water.
As you can see, this disease has really affected our family. I get checked for it every year and found a source for a daily mega dose of Lutein. You can't get enough from food. So far so good. Dad did have a big expensive reading machine that he mostly used for writing checks and reading small things. Not really suitable for reading books. I don't remember if they had the wet or dry kind but theirs wasn't treatable.
Good luck to you!
07-26-2014 03:19 AM
07-26-2014 08:02 AM
My mom had this and it got worse with age. She was also essentially blind in her later years. My understanding is that there's both a wet and dry version, but I don't remember which one she had. As the macula degenerates, the person is left with only peripheral vision, and the degree varies from patient to patient. Now my uncle, her baby brother, has it. It's supposedly more common in women with light skin and light eyes. Smoking after age 60, high blood pressure and obesity are also risk factors. Due to having a couple of the risk factors myself along with the family history, I take a mulitvitamin that includes antioxidants, zinc, lutein and zeaxanthin plus another supplement that's a combo of lutein and zeaxanthin and I wear sunglasses whenever I'm outdoors for an extended period of time.
Good luck to you.
07-26-2014 08:50 AM
07-26-2014 10:44 AM
I was diagnosed with wet and dry macular degeneration 2 months ago. The wet means a blood clot that is bleeding behind the eye. My left eye is wet and right is dry. I immediately was rushed into Boston to a retina specialist who gave me my first treatment. I have had 3 shot in the left eye since April and see some improvement. I drive with one good eye. I do not drive out of town nor do I drive at night I am 78. I take PreserVision Arreds Formula2 for my condition as this was recommended by the specialist I saw in Boston. I have learned how to prepare Kale and now eat that along with other healthy food. There is a world of good information on You Tube. I am fortunate to live near Boston.
07-26-2014 11:29 AM
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