Mac.gen: Can nothing be done?

Is there nothing that can be done to assist the vision of people with
macular degeneration? It seems odd that in this day and age, when so many
medical advances are being made in so many areas, this particular field of
investigation should have yielded nothing. Can anyone advise of the very
latest scientific thinking about this condition? Thanks, Den.

 

There are lots of assistive devices to aid people with ARMD is the tasks of
daily living and work. Low vision clinics either private, in eye hospitals
or optometry schools or run by non profit foundations for the blind and
visually impaired provide assessment and prescribe them.

For example: http://www.tampalighthouse.org/lowvis.htm

To find a clinic near you, ask your eye doctor or do a Google search using
Low Vision Clinic as the search word.

There is ongoing research on treatment and prevention, some have been shown
to be effective and to say there investigation has "yielded nothing" is
wrong.

Dr Judy