Low Vision Blog

This article is a compilation of things that have happened to me while eating in restaurants. You would think that might be a review of some of the things regarding accessibility that are governed by federal and state law. Nothing could be further away.  I would like to address in a humorous way some of […]

As a registered nurse who loves to educate others on health and wellness, it is so refreshing to find physicians who are interested in disease prevention. Several ophthalmologists have written books on nutrition and/or macular degeneration. They are Dr. Stephen Pratt, the author of Superfoods RX, Dr. Michael A. Samuel, the author of Macular Degeneration: […]

There are some fun things about vision loss or impairment that you should know about. Here are ten fun things by Dick Barbuto 1. Everyone looks great. Women are beautiful and men are handsome. Wailing children are not great unless you are also deaf. 2. You can barge into a room and become the immediate […]

I received a recent response from one of our readers of Macular Degeneration News after sending out a newsletter about a not so well known, but not uncommon symptom of advanced macular degeneration. Soon after reading about this symptom, the reader experienced it herself, but was grateful for the advanced knowledge so as not to […]

My husband’s father has wet age related macular degeneration (AMD) as did several of my father-in-law’s siblings. As most of you know macular degeneration runs in families. While we can’t change the genes we’ve inherited we can influence the expression of these genes through nutrition and lifestyle. One area that seems to influence the development […]

When I was growing up I occasionally saw people using a long white cane.  I am not sure how I came to know that the person was blind but somehow I did.  I also thought that anyone who used one on these canes was totally blind.  I now use a long white cane and I […]

The two most common forms of age related macular degeneration (AMD) are dry (non-exudative) and wet (exudative) AMD. People who have wet AMD, which causes more severe loss of central vision, had the dry form first. This is why researchers are looking at ways to treat dry AMD to prevent it from progressing to wet […]

While there is no medical treatment or cure to reverse advanced macular degeneration, there are several different companies that are developing retinal implants that help to restore some of the vision that is lost due to the degeneration or death of photoreceptor cells. The technology for these implants vary and each implant is designed to […]

In the last couple of years there has been several new medications that have become available for those who have the wet form of macular degeneration. Drugs such as Macugen, Lucentis, Avastin and now Eylea all belong to a class of drugs called anti-VEGF drugs or anti-angiogenesis drugs. The use of anti-VEGF therapy has become […]

Have you been diagnosed with macular degeneration, Stargardt’s Disease, diabetic retinopathy, a macular hole or another type of retinal condition? Did you know that there are medical doctors, ophthalmologists, who specialize in the treatment of retinal diseases and conditions? What is the difference between an optometrist, an ophthalmologist and a retina doctor? An optometrist has […]