macular degeration treatment for 29 years old

by dinesh
(india)

Is there Is any treatment for retinal damage /macular degeneration? pls advice

1) can u pls explain or can i know about Macular degeneraion Research condition or status.

2)what type of treatment is going to come in the future. Is macular degeneration is curable ???

4)my brothers age 29 year
is this age related Macular degeneration(ARMD)?

3) is any treatment for macular degeneration avaliable in other forgein countries?

REPLY

Hi Dinish,

Since your brother is only 29 years old he probably has some form of macular dystrophy rather than age related macular degeneration.

To learn more about this eye condition, treatment and research click here:

Macular Dystrophy

Kind Regards,

Leslie Degner, RN, BSN

Macular Degeneration in Young Adult

Is it common for 22 year old male to have macular degeneration?

REPLY

Thank you for your e-mail. Macular degeneration is a general term for many different kinds of diseases of the macula - the center of the retina.

Macular dystrophy is a general term that is normally used for retinal conditions that are inherited and affect a younger population. Some of the common types of macular dystrophy are Sorsby's, vitelliform macular dystrophy, and Stargardt's.

Kind Regards,

Leslie Degner, RN, BSN

Macular Degeneration at Thirty

I have just been diagnosed with dry macular degeneration and am 30. I've read that for age related degeneration it is 5-10 years before it affects your life style.

Is this the same for younger people? Mine is genetic as other family members have it. I know it will progress differently in everyone but I'd just like some idea. Thanks.

REPLY

Hi,

There are many different retinal conditions that fall under the umbrella of macular degeneration. Age related macular degeneration typically affects older adults while young people usually have a form of macular dystrophy.

Some of the common types of macular dystrophy or juvenile macular degeneration are Best disease and Stargardts. Has your eye doctor given you a more specific diagnosis?

Kind Regards,

Leslie Degner, RN, BSN

Juvenile Macular Degeneration

by Utkarsh
( India)

I am in India. Doctors said there is no cure for macular degeneration. I am just 18 years old.

Doctor did say to improve diet but stressed also regular check ups. So kind of doctors were no use. The internet tells me to improve diet.

I can start now. No time is late. But what should a diet be??

My life has just started... :-(

Tell me can this happen in young people. Can it be cured? Is it the food I eat that affects me?

REPLY

Dear Utkarsh,

Thanks for your questions. Since you are 18 you have a form of juvenile macular degeneration rather than age related macular degeneration. What makes the juvenile form of macular degeneration different is that genes and heredity are more responsible than diet is.

Here is a question and response from another reader about Vitamin A and other nutrients:

Stargardts Disease and Nutrition

Kind Regards,

Leslie Degner, RN, BSN

Juvenile Macular Dystrophy

by Ranjan
(dharwad)

I am having juvenile macular dystrophy at the age of 10. Present vision is less then 6.60.
Any treatment can you offer me.

REPLY

Hi Ranjan,


There is some general information on treatment on this page:

macular dystrophy

Kind Regards,

Leslie

Macular Dystrophy - Hereditary Macular Degeneration

by Prapti Gupta
(Mumbai Maharashtra India)

Good Evening

My question is:

Is there any scope for improvement in a patient suffering from HMD and any treatment for the same?

Hello Praptie,

Hereditary Macular Degneration affects a younger population than age related macular degeneration.

You may be referring to a type of macular dystrophy.

Macular dystrophy is a genetic form of macular degeneration that develops in childhood, teenage or young adult years.

It is usually inherited and causes progressive loss of vision that distorts or blurs what we see straight ahead.

To learn more about macular dystrophy click here:

Macular Dystrophy

Leslie Degner, RN,BSN

Loss of Central Vision

by Omar
(Morocco)

I am 35 years old. I suffer from a strange disease in my right eye since my chilhood.

I have something in my near center of my vision.

Is this a macular degeneration or scotomas or what?

I have visited many ophthalmologists but no results about what is the cause of this problem.

I have a difficult time to read. It is impossible to read and to see farsight wigt a clear vision.

My eye is losing 50 percent of its ability to see properly.

I hope to answer on my question as soon as possible and thanks so much.

REPLY

Hi Omar,

I am sorry to hear about your loss of vision and your difficulty reading. It is not possible to make a guess at what your diagnosis might be. There are many different diseases and conditions that affect the macula - the center of the retina.

The loss of central vision is one of the symptoms of macular degeneration. There are many different types of macular degeneration. The fact that you are 35 years old would mean that you wouldn't have age related macular degeneration, but possibly some other type of macular disease.

To learn about different macular diseases click here:
Macular Disease

Have your eye doctors given you a diagnosis? Have you been told about different reading magnifiers to help you read? To find out more about these vision aids click here:

Reading Magnifier

Kind Regards,

Leslie Degner, RN, BSN