Keep Your Eyes Healthy and Working: Stop Macular Degeneration
I have three loved ones who suffered from this. My uncle, who died blind, my aunt who is just starting to get treatment and my Dad who had never heard of it, until at 83 he was lucky enough to have a doctor who tested him. He's 91 now and still struggling, but we are grateful for the care he has. However had he been tested earlier he would be better.
This lens will tell you what macular degeneration is, how to prevent it and what you can do to keep it from getting worse.
Three Stories About Macular Degeneration
My uncle died at 93, both deaf and blind. The deafness was probably excellerated by damage from years as a railroad man. The blindness came from Macular Degeneration, a disease that strikes over 300,000 people every year, and is a growing cause of blindness.My Dad was diagnosed with both kinds, wet and dry, one in each eye, 8 years ago. It was almost an accident that he went to the doctor he did for glasses. He happened to go to one who knew something about it and diagnosed him. That doctor sent him to an expert who has watched Dad's eyes like a hawk, so to speak. Dad has a lot of problems with his eyes, has to go for frequent treatments, but he can see; at 91 with MD in both eyes, he can still see.
Uncle Orval was Mom's brother. His wife, Aunt Elaine and my Dad are the only two left. She is in Iowa and he is in North Carolina, but they talk a lot on the phone.
One day he was very worried about her. She was told she might have Macular Degeneration, but hadn't scheduled and appointment. She didn't think it was a big deal. She is a lovely person, but that tends to be her reaction and even though her husband went blind, Dad couldn't convince her. Now, Dad is not the kind of guy to tell people what to do, so he probably didn't push, but he was worried.
I got on the phone to my cousin and explained what medical treatment had done for Dad. My cousins didn't know anything about it. She has since been to the doctor's. Hopefully one as good as Dad's.
Three stories, all different; two with happier endings. Thinking of my friendly, gregarious uncle as deaf and blind is not a happy thing.
Please get yourself tested.
Fritz Arrowsmith Talks About His Macular Degeneration, Treatment and Helpful Aids
The Human Eye
What Is Macular Degeneration?
AMD Strikes Blue Eyes More Than Brown
This is a disease which results in loss of vision in center of the visual field due to damage to the retina. It usually strikes older adults."The inner layer of the eye is the retina, which contains nerves that communicate sight, and behind the retina is the choroid, which contains the blood supply to the retina.
In the dry (nonexudative) form, cellular debris called drusen accumulate between the retina and the choroid, and the retina can become detached. In the wet (exudative) form, which is more severe, blood vessels grow up from the choroid behind the retina, and the retina can also become detached. It can be treated with laser coagulation, and with medication that stops and sometimes reverses the growth of blood vessels".
Dry Macular Degeneration
Testing Can Save You From Blindness Through Macular Degeneration
Wet Macular Degeneration
Five High Risk Issues for Macular Degeneration
1. Age - the risk increases with age
2. Cigarette smoking
3. A family history of macular degeneration
4. Excessive exposure to sunlight
5. High blood pressure and/or cardiovascular disease
And What To Do About Macular Degeneration Risks
Dad, aunt and uncle were of a generation that didn't wear sunglasses. However, the sun wasn't as harsh then as now. Don't go out without sunglasses!
If you smoke, stop. You know a million other reasons, but you if think it won't kill you, think of living to a blind old age.
A doctor once told me that Macular Degeneration came from the same things that caused people to need heart bi-passes. Makes sense since we have learned that the blood vessels are what affect the middle vision and can make that area stop working. Doing what is good for your blood vessels will also help your eyes. Thus you can take care of your eyes with good nutrition and exercise, just like your heart.
Normal Vision from National Eye Institute
With Macular Degeneration NEI
I Just Saw the Scariest Picture About Macular Dgeneration!
Must Take Action!
1. I am going to call the doctor and get tested!
2. Oh, and call an EFT expert to help me quit smoking.
3. And finally look into that heart healthy, now also eye healthy eating plan!
4. Oh, and find my sunglasses and wear them!
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Your Thoughts About Macular Degeneration Are Always Welcome
I would love to hear your comments on the lens, stars appreciated!
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- Margo_Arrowsmith Margo_Arrowsmith Mar 11, 2009 @ 10:54 am | in reply to julcal
- Well, we'll pray that it is a false alarm, but regardless, I am glad this got you to the doctor.
I am also angry that your doctor never suggested it. This shows that we have to take our health care into our own hands. Doctors are great, but obviously its also up to us.
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- julcal julcal Mar 11, 2009 @ 8:16 am
- What the ??? I do have a vague grayish spot in the center of my field of vision. I thought it was residue from my 24/7 migraine state where I used to have very vivid 24/7 aura. I'm off to the eye doc pronto and telling him I have this blind spot and I'm sure he'll take action.
thank you once again Margo for an important, informative lens, 5*, FAV, twitter, you name it!
Julie
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- Stazjia Stazjia Feb 14, 2009 @ 9:55 am
- My best friend was diagnosed with wet MD last year. She's lost some vision in one eye and is receiving treatment and regular check-ups. She's only 63 but has a chronic illness called myasthenia gravis which the doctors think could have made her more prone to MD. She is so upset at losing the central vision in one eye and scared of it happening in the other eye. She's a strong person so, on the surface, seems to cope well.
This is such a great, informative lens an I feel I know a lot more about it now.
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- webnh webnh Oct 20, 2008 @ 1:25 pm
- thanks for sharing this important information..a Blessing from a SquidAngel
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- monarch13 monarch13 Oct 15, 2008 @ 9:56 am
- Great Reaearch! Thanks for joining the Healthy, Wealthy and Wise Group. 5 stars.
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Important Books About Macular Degeneration To Read
Macular Degeneration: The Complete Guide to Saving and Maximizing Your Sight
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The First Year: Age-Related Macular Degeneration: An Essential Guide for the Newly Diagnosed
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Macular Disease: Practical Strategies for Living with Vision Loss
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Macular Degeneration: A Complete Guide for Patients and Their Families
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Organizations for Macular Degeneration
- AMD.ORG
- Macular Degeneration Partnership
- The Eye Digest
- Updated news about Macular Degeneration
- National Eye Institute
- Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD)
- Mayo Clinic
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My Bio
For Arrowsmith Printing 9/22/08
I was born into a small business, I believe that small business and entrepreneurs are the backbone of America and what has made us great. They are what made us great and will save us in these unsure times. I have never wanted to have a great job. Well, better a great one, than a boring dead end one, and I have had both. But I have never really wanted a job at all.
Don't get me wrong, I am a hard worker. I have worked a full-time job, a part time job and a private practice all at the same time for a lot of years in my past. It isn't the work, its the working for someone else. Never wanted to do that, and I don't understand those who want to do that.
When I was six months old my parents bought their first small town weekly newspaper in Iowa. This was back in the day, back when small town newspapers were not just advertising sheets. Perhaps there are still some of them that are real, I hope so.
So I came by this perverse nature naturally. My path to self employment has been different than theirs, but it has always been my path, my direction.
Growing up in Iowa, in the fifties, I also grew up politically conservative. By the time I was 30 I was radically left. Today? I am proudly liberal and what that means will be clearer as we progress.
However, I have had conflicts about 'taking advantage of people'. I now know that employing people is not automatically taking advantage of them, but it took a while for me to learn that nothing is intrinsically good or bad. Well, almost nothing.
I have educated myself in business, I have a small business and I have used EFT and other energy clearing methods to help me clarify the old conflicts and move forward.
My mission here is to provide a forum for people who want to work independently through one person businesses or through employing others and for whom the betterment of human kind is an important value. My lenses are about offering good products, teaching people about betting their lives, and using the money they make for their pleasure and the benefit of others.
That is how I see business and if you have a similar vision I invite you to my blog www.creatingbusinessenergy.com
Margo Arrowsmith
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