22 Jul Benefits of Omega 3 to Our Vision
Essential fatty acids found in our diet may aid in treating macular degeneration. Leslie Degner, R.N., describes them and studies about them....
Essential fatty acids found in our diet may aid in treating macular degeneration. Leslie Degner, R.N., describes them and studies about them....
Most macular degeneration is NOT inherited. The risk factors for developing the disease, however, are inherited. A thorough eye examination can exclude the disease....
Patients should stop treatment for wet macular degeneration if the treatment isn't working or the vision has not improved as expected. Doctors should support this decision....
The goals of treating wet macular degeneration are just like treating cancer and are easier to understand by viewing the eye disease as a tumor. Really....
The number of injections given for wet macular degeneration varies from doctor to doctor. There is no firm guideline for us to follow. We follow recommendations of the manufacturer and our peers....
Radiation has been used before to treat wet macular degeneration. A small study combines radiation with Lucentis and reports very intriguing results....
Both Avastin and Lucentis are made by the same company. Avastin is not FDA approved for the eye treatment, but why is it used by most doctors?...
Distortion is usually caused by retinal disease, but not necessarily from macular degeneration or diabetic retinopathy. There are other causes and most are treatable....
Drusen are white spots in the retina that are associated with macular degeneration. Drusen can also be normal for many people without the disease....
Diabetic retinopathy and macular degeneration can both cause legal blindness. Complete blindness is caused only by diabetic retionpathy. Report either to the IRS....