Can We Find a Macular Degeneration Cure?Optometrist Advice on Macular DegenerationIs a Macular Degeneration Cure now on the way for sufferers? Wouldn't it be wonderful to find one soon! There is a lot of research going on in this area, spurred on by recent breakthroughs in the treatment of wet macular degeneration. What is the Cause of Macular Degeneration?Macular Degeneration(ARMD/MD) is the name given to a group of degenerative diseases of the retina that cause progressive, painless loss of central vision, affecting the ability to read, see fine detail, drive and recognise faces. You are reading this text using your macula.There is currently no reliable macular degeneration cure. But there are new treatmentsthat can slow down its progression, depending on the stage and type of the disease, and good nutrition also plays a part. The earlier the disease is detected, the more vision you are likely to retain. This is why it is important to have regular eye examinations with your Optometrist, and to have a macular degeneration test. Macular Degeneration is currently the leading cause of legal blindness in Australia. 1 in 7 people over the age of 50 show some signs of the condition. The dry form is more common than the wet, with about 85-90 percent of MD patients diagnosed with dry MD.
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Types of MDThere are two main classifications of MD:Both forms of MD begin in the Retinal Pigment Epithelium, or RPE, a layer of cells underneath the retina. The RPE is responsible for passing nutrients up to the retina and moving waste products down to the blood vessels underneath. MD occurs when this process breaks down and waste products from the retina build up underneath the RPE. These deposits, known as ‘drusen’, are easily seen by your Optometrist during a macular degeneration test.. In the early stages of MD, when drusen first appear, you may not realise anything is wrong and you may still have normal vision. That is the best time to detect the disease. As the drusen multiply, they cause the retina to become lumpy. This distorts your vision, just as a lumpy mirror would distort your reflection. Find out whether you have the symptoms of MD What is it like living with macular degeneration? Vitamins play an important part in protecting yourself against the effects of MD. Whether it is by supplements or a natural diet, you can improve your macular health by reducing the effects of aging on your eyes. What are the features of dry MD? What is different about wet ARMD? Even if there is no Macular Degeneration cure yet, How is MD treated? What is the most recent news on MD?
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