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Calm me down..... #1 wrong answer re: macular degeneration? |
Has any one viewed a answer that was way way wrong? I have. SO....here i go. If your not a medical expert say so in your answers. I am 45 with macular degeneration and it IS heriditary and there is a gene that they can check for now. More blue eyed people get AMD and it doesnt come from a bump on the head. I am not trained medical personnel but I am loosing my central vision to AMD and am well read in this area. I know I NEED to calm down but I believe that when a question is asked regarding a medical or life altering disease that accuracy should take the front seat. The internet was my main tool and still is, educating myself about my eye disease. Macular Degeneration is the leading cause of blindness in the United States. hitting your head is not the cause for macular degeration and I find that a insensitive hurtful remark. I am sure my mother who also AMD as well as her twin brother would agree with me. sorry about your condition but information on the internet is like a used car; buyer beware. you should talk to a doctor not depend on answers from strangers i doubt if there are any doctors on this site Muscular degeneration is a hereditary affliction. The gene can be recessive. It seems it did not miss you. You are going to have to accept the inevitable and hope that maybe research will produce some type of cure. Good luck. I'm sorry about your medical problem, as I have one myself. I wouldn't think of asking anyone here about my disease because it's a very sensitive issue with me. This is why I pay my doctor and several orthopedic surgeons so much money for, the bills come in every month and, no one on this forum helps me pay them, why should I trust my most sensitive issues with them. I have been to three Universities in medical studies but, I don't know everything. I'll let you know what I know but, won't tell you what's wrong. I wouldn't suggest you ask anyone medical advise here that could have serious implications. It's like buying a used car, let the buyer beware. retired MedLab Technologist supervisor sorry about your condition but the answers you get on here you have to take with a grain of salt,you get the good,bad and sometimes ridicules,try not to stress about the bad answers and concentrate on the good ones.good luck. Sometimes the delicate cells of the macula become damaged and stop working, and there are many different conditions which can cause this. If it occurs later in life, it is called 鈥渁ge-related macular degeneration鈥? also often known as AMD. There are two types of age related macular degeneration. One form is known as "wet" and the other is "dry". It is possible to experience both forms at the same time, in one or both eyes. It is not uncommon for a patient with the "dry" form to develop the "wet" form later. The onset and progression of either type do not follow any particular pattern. In its earliest stages, AMD can be difficult to diagnose. Sometimes it progresses so slowly that people do not notice a change in their vision. Years may go by before they see an ophthalmologist or eye care professional. In other cases, the deterioration is very rapid and can appear to happen overnight. This most common type of AMD affects 90% of the people who have the condition. In the dry form, there is a breakdown or thinning of the retinal pigment epithelial cells (RPE) in the macula. These RPE cells are important to the health of the retina. They are light sensitive and contain hundreds of photoreceptors. The death or degeneration of these cells is called atrophy. Hence, dry AMD is often referred to as atrophic AMD. It is characterized by the presence of drusen (dots of yellow crystalline deposits that develop within the macula) and thinning of the macula. Dry or atrophic MD reduces one's central vision and can effect colour perception. Generally, the damage caused by the "dry" form is not as severe as that of the "wet" form. Unfortunately, there is no proven cure or treatment. 鈥淲et鈥?AMD results in new blood vessels growing behind the retina, this causes bleeding and scarring, which can lead to sight loss. 鈥淲et鈥?AMD can develop quickly and sometimes responds to treatment in the early stages. It accounts for about 10 per cent of all people with AMD. AMD usually involves both eyes, although one may be affected long before the other. This sometimes makes the condition difficult to notice at first because the sight in the 鈥済ood鈥?eye is compensating for the loss of sight in the affected eye. If you have 鈥渨et鈥?AMD affecting the middle of the macula, in some cases, photodynamic therapy (PDT) is possible. This treatment involves infusing a light sensitive drug through your blood stream similar to a flourescin angiogram. This drug is able to identify the new blood vessels, growing in the wrong place behind the retina, that form with 鈥渨et鈥?AMD. A 鈥渃old laser鈥?is then shone into the eye which activates the drug stopping the new blood vessels from growing and helping to prevent them causing too much damage to the macular area. This treatment has been shown to be effective for many people with 鈥渨et鈥?AMD. It can help stop the 鈥渨et鈥?AMD progressing to its worst stages though sometimes more than one treatment may be needed. At the moment there aren鈥檛 any medical treatments for 鈥渄ry鈥?AMD. There is some research which suggests that vitamin supplements can help slow down the progression of 鈥渄ry鈥?AMD. They do not restore sight, but they may have a preventative role to play. The exact cause for AMD is not known but it is thought that macular degeneration may be hereditary, meaning it can be passed on from parents to children. If someone in your family has or had the condition you may be at higher risk for developing macular degeneration. You are probably aware of all these details, but I hope there is something here that will be of help Matador 89 |
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