What is My Prognosis for Macular Degeneration?

If you have been diagnosed with macular degeneration, the foremost concern is how much vision will I loose? Will I go blind? Can I continue to live independently?

These are very real concerns and indeed need to be addressed.

However, macular degeneration prognosis is different for every body and ... different for each eye.

glasses,

surgery or

medical treatment.

However, a person still has some usable peripheral or side vision that with training, low vision aids and magnifiers can continue to do many of the activities they enjoyed before.

The most important factor for your macular degeneration prognosis will be if you have dry macular degeneration or if you have wet macular degeneration.

Dr. Michael A. Samuel, ophthalmologist and author of Macular Degeneration: A Complete Guide for Patients and Their Families writes, "There's usually no way to know, once symptoms appear, how fast the disease will progress. You can go for years with a mild case of dry AMD, only to wake up one morning with drastic changes that indicate the onset of wet AMD."

To learn more about the factors that contribute to the progression of dry and wet macular degeneration or to read about the experiences of others who have this retinal disease click here:

Macular Degeneration Prognosis

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Leslie Degner, RN, BSN

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