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Macular Degeneration Prevention

Find out what others are doing to protect or maintain their vision or ask your question about how you can prevent AMD from developing in your eyes.
Macular Degeneration Prevention Questions and Answers

Macular Degeneration Prognosis

Macular degeneration prognosis is different for every body.

Would you like to hear from others with macular degeneration and how it has progressed and how they are dealing with their vision loss?

Click here to share your story or to read about the experience of others with AMD:
Macular Degeneration Prognosis

Favorite Macular Degeneration Magnifier

Find out what magnifiers are working best for those who actually live with AMD.

If you have found a magnifier that has really helped you, be a help to others by sharing what task you use it for and what kind of magnifier has been the most helpful.

Click here to read what magnifiers are helping others or to share your favorite magnifier:
Favorite Macular Degeneration Magnifier

Tips for Living with AMD

Living with macular degeneration requires many adjustments and the need to adapt to continue doing the things you enjoy.

Share with others a tip that has worked for you to make life a little easier. Click here to pick up tips to help you live with AMD or share your favorite adaptation:
Living with Macular Degeneration

Ask a Question!

Perhaps you are recently diagnosed with macular degeneration and have lots of questions or you have had your AMD and your vision has recently deteriorated and you are struggling.

The questions you have are probably similar to others who are recently diagnosed or seeking tips for everyday living.

Ask it here on the forum, I will try to answer it or perhaps another reader will have a good answer for you. Ask a Question

Best Visual Aid for AMD

Visual aids for macular degeneration make it possible to live more independently. Things like a large button phone or large print playing cards can reduce some of the frustration of this vision loss.

Help others by sharing in the forum what your favorite visual aid is for macular degeneration and how it improved your quality of life. Best Visual Aids for Macular Degeneration

Best Reading Tips

Because of the central loss of vision associated with AMD, reading books, newspapers or magazines becomes a challenge.

To continue to enjoy reading, you will need to find ways to adapt.There are many different tips to improve your ability to read. Don't give up on reading. Find out what others are saying about how they have adjusted and are continuing to read even as their vision has deteriorated.

Please help others by sharing in the Macular Degeneration Forum what has helped you continue this favorite pastime. Best Reading Tips

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Effect of CPAP on macular degeneration  Not rated yet
Could there be a connection between my recent ( 3 mths) use of CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure) with oxygen and the onset of wet macular degeneration?...

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Some ophthalmologists suggest that those with AMD avoid reading books or the computer screen, and yet others promote not to be afraid of either classical ...

FSM (frequency specific microcurrent stimulation) Info  Not rated yet
I'm looking for a doctor that uses FSM (Frequency Specific Microcurrent Stimulation) equipment in the greater Los Angeles Area.

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