| Dry macular degeneration is often related to aging | | | | this condition has become more and more popular. |
| and thinning of macular tissues, which leave | | | | Many people have claimed that certain therapeutic |
| pigment in the macula. | | | | exercises can improve their vision. |
| Dry macular degeneration is detected when | | | | Those who lead an active lifestyle are 70 percent |
| examiner finds yellowish spots (drusen) in the | | | | less likely to develop this eye problem than people |
| macula area. Both dry and wet macular | | | | who are inactive. |
| degeneration may cause vision loss, but do not | | | | Eye exercises are very useful to improve your |
| worry because there is ways treat the condition. | | | | vision and slow down the progress of macular |
| The suspected risk factors for this eye | | | | degeneration. They are designed to strengthen |
| impairment are: over weight and lack of | | | | the eye muscles and stimulate the vision center |
| exercises, heredity, hypertension, smoking, | | | | of the brain. Through a series of progressive |
| excessive sun exposure and drug effects. | | | | therapeutic exercises, patients are guided to learn |
| Beneficial nutrition: | | | | on how to train their eye muscles. |
| Many experts recommend nutrients such as zinc, | | | | Eye exercises to cure macular degeneration |
| lutein, zeaxanthin, vitamins A, C and E can help to | | | | include covering one eye with one hand and |
| reduce the progression of the eye problem. | | | | looking at different objects continuously instead of |
| What are the best treatment to slow down the | | | | staring at just one object; concentrating the eye |
| progress and have a clearer vision? | | | | on a solitary object; or having the eye follow a |
| There is yet no medical treatment found | | | | pattern in order to build vision muscles. |
| effective, but now alternative option to improve | | | | |