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Macular Degeneration
Macular Degeneration is an eye disease which mostly strikes the older generation 50 years of age or older but can be found in younger people as well. Macular Degeneration effects one's peripheral vision making it almost impossible to read or recognize faces. Ask questions here about causes, treatments and prevention.
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It's the leading cause for people over 65 yrs of age.
What is the current m anagement of macular degeneration?
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) occurs most commonly in the dryform of the disease. But 10% to 15% of cases start, or progress to, the more destructive wet stage in which abnormal blood vessels leak fluid or blood behind the eye. This fluid dries to form scars that disrupt your field of vision.Your central vision can be destroyed.
Research has found a protein called vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in the eye. This VEGF protein causes new blood vessels to grow, which can extend the fluid damage and cause more loss of sight.
Treatments to inhibit the VEGF protein try to slow or disrupt the growth of new blood vessels in an attempt to minimize loss of vision.
How to protect your eyesight is important to everyone, not only people living with macular degeneration.
One choice that can help is to choose healthy food to eat.Fiber foods high in lutein and zeaxanthinstimulate antioxidant activity that reduces oxidative stress in the retina and lens of the eye.
Look for high fiber food as a source of zeaxanthin and lutein antioxidants: leafy greens with dark color like turnip greensand collard greens, kale, and spinach. Also include broccoli, Brussels sprouts, zucchini, peas, and tomato sauce. For the highest amount of zeaxanthin choose orange peppers.
What age group is commonly affected by macular degeneration?
Macular generation is the gradual loss of vision and it usually affects senior citizens. However, macular generation is indiscriminate and can affect anyone of any age.
When is the onset of age-related macular degeneration?
People in their 60s may experience the first signs of age-related macular degeneration (AMD)
What are some of the benefits of the Ocuvite nutritional supplement?
It is a supplement, made from natural ingredients, and is thought to help with macular degeneration which is part of the aging process. It seems to also help protect against some degenerative eye diseases. This is because the vitamins have been proven to stop it resulting in blindness and Ocuvite is how all of these nutrients can be provided together, making it easier for people to get what they need. The supplement contains vitamins C and E, beta-carotene and other nutrients that may help slow or prevent age-related macular degeneration (AMD).
What diseases make white blood count and sed rate flux at abnormal high levels?
Any infection in the body will do this.
What is straitonigral degeneration?
Striatonigral degeneration is a neurodegenerative disease caused by disruption of two areas, the striatum and substantia nigra, which work together to enable movement and balance.
I need a doctor who specializes in macular degeneration?
what is the name of the kind of doctor who specializes in eye disease,i.e. macular degeneration?
Can an optometrist treat macular degeneration?
Yes, an optometrist can treat macular degeneration. You can read more info at www.allaboutvision.com/askdoc/macular-degeneration.htm
How soon will you have vision loss with dry macular degeneration?
You are asking the million dollar question that everyone with dry macular degeneration (AMD) wants to know. Unfortunately, this retinal condition is not that predictable. Dry macular degeneration is the less severe form of AMD. Vision loss is insidious and gradual - objects appear a bit blurred and less distinct, colors are not as bright and vivid, there is more sensitivity to glare or adjusting one's vision going from bright outdoor light to a darker space.
For the vast majority of people with dry AMD it does not progress to wet AMD which causes a more sudden and severe form of vision loss. Objects look distorted and a gray or black smudge appears right in the middle of one's vision - making it difficult to recognize someone's face or read a book.
Should you eat carrots if you have macular degeneration?
You could, but you would not get much nutrition vital for MD. If you want to receive nutrients for AMD, supplementation is the only practical way to get all three vital carotenoids: meso-zeaxanthin, zeaxanthin and lutein. A supplement like macuhealth can slow your vision loss. Learn why by reading more in the related link.
If I have my cataract removed how will that affect my vision and dry macular degeneration?
cataract removal, will allow me to see well. Dry Macular degenration unaffected.
Is there financial assistance for vision care?
Here are some sites that might be of assistance in applying for financial assistance with vision care: http://www.nei.nih.gov/health/financialaid.asp http://www.preventblindness.org
Which type of photoreceptor would be affected by macular degeneration?
Cone cells are the predominant photoreceptor cells in the macula (the center of the retina) with the highest concentration of them found in the fovea.
Cone cells are necessary for our color vision and clarity (sharp, detailed vision). Cone cells start deteriorating because of macular degeneration - they aren't functioning well or there are less of them because they are dying. The result of less cone cells is a loss of one's color vision. Colors are less vivid. It becomes hard to distinguish similar colors - such as dark grey and navy blue. Another macular degeneration symptom is vision is not as sharp and clear, but rather blurred.
What do lightning bolts by the eyes mean?
In current usage, lightening bolts from the eyes usually means ill-wishes or anger/jealousy. In older usage it meant the attention (good or bad) of a god, usually Zeus.
