Tag: macular degeneration

You may think that sunglasses are just for protecting the eyes from damage caused by ultra-violet or blue light, but really they serve several different purposes for those with macular degeneration.

If there is one easy tip that could really help someone to live better with macular degeneration wouldn’t you want to know it? Well, there is. It is called contrast. My husband was recently visiting his father who has wet macular degeneration. His father was helping to put away the dishes and accidentally broke one […]

This week at work I received a call from an 87 year old man who wanted to get a second opinion on treatment for his advanced dry age related macular degeneration (AMD). He stated that he had been seeing a macular degeneration specialist who had told him that there was nothing more that he could […]

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 […]

Once someone has been diagnosed with age related macular degeneration (AMD) or any disease for that matter, the mind starts asking questions like, how did I get this condition, what caused it or perhaps, could I have done something to prevent it?

Macular degeneration symptoms are manifested in different ways depending on what type of macular degeneration a person has and if this retinal disease is in one eye or both eyes. In the early stages of age related macular degeneration (AMD) a person may not notice any symptoms or the eye symptoms that they do have, […]

As the progression of Macular Degeneration compromises central vision, causing images to lose sharp detail, darken, and blur, low vision magnifiers and aids provide visual solutions for daily tasks and hobbies.  Presently there are many low vision devices to choose from, each designed to meet the individual need with function and ease of use.  As […]

A gentleman recently contacted Enhanced Vision about the wonderful experience he has had with his Acrobat Long Arm. Frank is a dental technician and he constructs false teeth for a living. His work is very detailed and prior to his Acrobat, he was not able to see well enough to work anymore. However, with his […]

Are you worried that you might lose vision from macular degeneration? Because vision loss can be irreversible, detecting early macular degeneration is essential to proper treatment! Macular degeneration is the world’s leading cause of irreversible blindness among elderly people. Detecting early macular degeneration can be difficult, since most studies, including the National Eye Institute’s Age […]

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