Category: Low Vision Tips

Many people with macular degeneration or other types of vision loss, will alternate from reading their favorite books to listening to their favorite books. Sometimes, listening is a welcome change to the strain of trying to read. Simply find yourself a comfortable spot to sit, put up your feet, close your eyes, and listen. (continue reading…)

Antioxidants play a very important role in the health of our eyes, and especially the macula. Everybody produces free radicals every day. Free radicals are unstable molecules that are missing an electron. When there are more free radicals than antioxidants, these molecules cause damage to our bodies which can lead to many degenerative diseases including age-related macular degeneration (AMD). One place that produces a large amount of free radicals is the macula – the tiny spot in the middle of the retina that is responsible for our central vision and for seeing colors and details clearly.

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It is possible that your eye doctor can detect early signs of macular degeneration before you notice any vision changes.   During your next eye exam ask your eye doctor if he/she sees any drusen. Macular drusen look like little round pebbles that are made up of  yellow matter that lie beneath the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) in the macula. They are actually made up of “trash” or waste products that have built up beneath the RPE.  This “trash” prevents the efficient transportation of nutrients to the cone cells and likewise prevents the elimination of waste products. (continue reading…)

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