I have been diagnosed with early stages of macular degeneration?
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i am sorry my friend. it looks as though youve recieved some good advice. i see that you are a Christian, so please do not rule out spititual healing. I am a Registered Nurse and have seen healing. I also know Macular Degeneration to be a progressive disease.\nyou are in my prayers.\nThere is a phenominal series on healing at this website you can get for like under 20 bucks. i would recommend "why people fail to recieve their healing."\ni just heard it recently,  was very impressed, and sent a copy to my mom.\ngood luck to you my friend, i know the Lord wants you well.
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it might be serious or might just be tiredness or brain working toomuch! the big problem hope is not could be colour deficiency in the eye theses are a few types of signs. no need to be alarmed. just relax and have a check with ur doctor.\n\ncheers\nGood Question!
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Age Related Macular Degeneration.  From the day most of us are born, we start getting this disease.  With all the baby boomers, in the next 10-30 years, this disease will skyrocket.  There is a ton of info on this subject, but few options.
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At present, the only widely accepted intervention for age-related maculopathy is the use of high-dose antioxidants. However, this treatment only slows progression in some patients and does not reverse damage already present. After age-related macular degeneration (ARMD) becomes exudative (wet, as one of the other people wrote), laser photocoagulation, photodynamic therapy (PDT) with verteporfin, and therapy with intravitreal pegaptanib sodium are the standard treatments to control choroidal neovascularization (a complication of ARMD).\n\nplease note: the differance between dry and wet ARMD is that wet ARMD has progressed to such a degree that the choriod (layer of the eye) grows new blood vessels (neovascularization).
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If you have had them for 2 years, they may be wrong but if you still have the original prescription, it could be possible that your doctor can change/exchange them for you.  You vision could've changed within a 2 year period.  Good Luck Hon.
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There is no cure or treatment for dry age-related macular degeneration (dry AMD) at this time. You may not have significant problems with your vision for many years. Vision loss happens very slowly and is usually not severe. It often affects only one eye, and you may be able to adjust for the vision loss with the unaffected eye. If you have dry AMD, follow your doctor's recommendations for having regular exams and monitoring the condition at home (such as using an Amsler grid), because dry AMD may sometimes develop into wet AMD. In a few cases, wet age-related macular degeneration (wet AMD), which is the more serious form of the disease, can be treated with thermal laser photocoagulation surgery or photodynamic therapy (PDT). Treatment cannot cure AMD, but it can stop its progression. Other types of surgery and treatments using radiation or medicines are being investigated, but these are considered experimental and are not part of standard treatment. Not all cases of wet AMD can be treated. Only about 10% to 15% of cases can be effectively treated with laser photocoagulation surgery, and only about 20% to 30% of cases can be treated with PDT.Treatment cannot restore vision, but it can sometimes slow down or delay further damage to your central vision. However, in most cases growth of fragile new blood vessels in wet AMD recurs, and even repeated treatment is not usually effective over the long term in preventing some loss of central vision. Because wet AMD often causes rapid and severe loss of central vision, it is important not to delay treatment if your doctor recommends it.
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yes, i recently started an office job where i look at a computer screen all day (9 hours) and often get headaches and vision sensitivity.  i'm going to ask my doctor if there are any different contacts that i can wear that might be better for this and i am also planning on getting one of those screens you put over your monitor that dims the picture
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If you saw your doctor soon after you were diagnosed, you might have gotten a little better with prednisone (steroids) and acyclovir (antivirals).  Eye lubrication drops to your eyes will make them feel better.  \n\nUnfortunately, the reality of the situation is that you may never get better.  Odds are that you will completely recover or get significantly better, but there is a possibility that you won't.
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Talk to an optometrist or ophthalmologist.
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I know that if it's caught early you can be cured ,you could lose the eye depending on the staging or worse.Sorry, hope it in the early stage & that everything is ok . I know that it's hard , I just found out Fri . that I may have kidney tumor or cancer of the Kidney...more testing Monday...I'm scaried.\nGood luck , my prayer's are with you & your family ~
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I think your asking if he needs to see his primary care Doctor before July?  Hopefully an ophthalmologist diagnosed him with the cataracts and glaucoma.  If not, I agree that he needs to see one asap.  If his regular appointment with your family Doctor is in July it would probably be safe to wait until then.  If he has diabetes he should his primary care Doctor sooner.  Just an opinion.  Don't forgot-you get what you pay for :-).
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Try changing the solution you use.  Try changing your contacts if you have the disposable ones.  If nothing else then go to your optomologist and see if your eyes have changed.
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What You Should Know About Flashes & Floaters\n\nWhat are floaters?\nFloaters are usually caused by condensations of the vitreous, the clear jelly-like fluid that fills the inside of your eye. Shrinking of the vitreous causes the gel to pull off of the eye wall, causing a posterior vitreous detachment. This is commonly age related, but is also more common with nearsightedness, following trauma or surgery, or with inflammation inside the eye. Floaters can also be caused by bleeding into the vitreous (as in proliferative diabetic retinopathy and retinal vein occlusions) or with eye inflammations.\n\nAlthough they appear to be in front of your eye, they are actually floating within the vitreous inside your eye. You may sometimes see small specks or clouds moving in your field of vision. They may have variable shapes, including small dots, cobwebs, clouds, or lines. They are often most noticeable when looking at a plain blue background, such as a computer screen or blue sky.\n\nWhat are flashes?\nFlashes are often caused by the vitreous pulling on the retina during a posterior vitreous detachment or with the development of a retinal break or detachment. The flashes often develop just before floaters are seen. They usually are bright light-colored, occur in only one eye, and are without shape.\n\nMigraines are another common cause of flashing lights. Some people experience flashes of light that appear as jagged, often colored, lines or "heat waves" in both eyes, often lasting 10-20 minutes. If a headache follows the flashes, it is called a migraine headache. However, jagged lines or "heat waves" can occur without a headache as part of an ophthalmic migraine. Migraines are often associated with light sensitivity, nausea, and tiredness.\n\nCan flashes or floaters cause vision loss?\nSudden flashes or floaters can signify a retinal break or detachment which can cause blindness if left untreated. You should have an emergency eye examination for sudden floaters or flashes in one eye. However for most, these symptoms are temporary, and not associated with any serious eye problems or permanent vision loss.\nI found this information and it may be useful:\n\n\nAlthough floaters are usually frightening and annoying when they first develop, they usually become much less noticeable within several weeks to months. The floaters can often be moved out of the way by moving your eyes around. Rarely, some will require vitrectomy, a relatively painless outpatient surgery, to remove the vitreous for visually disabling floaters.
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I've never had them, but floaters that are just simply annoying, treatment is not necessary.  If they are so dense and numerous that they affect your vision, then you should see your doctor.  If you suddenly see new floaters, or eye floaters accompanied by flashes of light or peripheral vision loss, it could indicate serious conditions such as diabetic retinopathy; vascular abnormalities such as retinal hemorrhages or carotid artery disease, or the beginning of a retinal detachment.  In this case you should also see your doctor.
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I suppose you had a retinal detachment. I strongly recommend you to undergo an ophalmologist check. I would fear a fibrous tissue formation around silicone vesicles, which is a rather constant complication and of early occurrence.
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The eye doctors call those "floaters".  I was told that it happens as the retina ages.
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While even people with good control may suffer complications it is known that diabetic complications progresses more rapidly with poor control and good control will slow its progress.  Some complications like Neuropathy will actually reverse with good control not sure about macular degeneration.  There is also an age related form of macular degeneration. The good news is that you don't need to worry if you can't maintain good control at all times.  You still gain the benefits from the periods of good control that are never completely negated by the periods of poor control.  Have her to the Eye Dr. at least once a year.  As long as she can maintain good control and her exams show no progression the answer is a long time.  If there is a noticeable change from year to year you will have the opportunity to discuss other treatment options with the Eye Dr. and or lifestyle changes you will need to make.