| It's very important to keep up with the latest | | | | best for them. |
| news on anything that has to do with your health. | | | | New drugs are also being tried for people who are |
| If you are a person who has Age Related Macular | | | | suffering from the wet form of ARMD. Wet |
| Degeneration (ARMD), then you are wise to read | | | | ARMD is the most severe form of the disease |
| all of the latest macular degeneration news clips | | | | and is the least common. Eye specialists are trying |
| you can find. This is a disease that is becoming | | | | drugs like Avastin, Lucentis and Macugen in an |
| more and more common as the "Baby Boomers" | | | | attempt to offer some relief for their patients. |
| reach middle age. Many news articles (both printed | | | | These drugs are injected directly into the eye and |
| and on the internet) contain useful advise about | | | | work to stop any new blood vessels from leaking |
| new treatments that are being tried for ARMD. | | | | into the macula and retina. |
| Some eye specialists are recommending special | | | | Many eye specialists recommend special vitamin |
| eyeglass lenses for their ARMD patients. Their | | | | supplements to help in controlling and treating |
| primary goal is to make the best of what's left of | | | | ARMD. A study (called AREDS) was done by the |
| the patient's eyesight. They prescribe lenses that | | | | National Eye Institute. The study looked closely at |
| provide adequate magnification and that maximize | | | | ARMD patients and found that many were able to |
| the use of the patient's peripheral (side) vision. | | | | retain some of their vision by taking vitamins C, E, |
| Along with wearing special glasses, the doctor | | | | zinc, copper and beta-carotene. The patients were |
| often recommends certain techniques for the | | | | those suffering from the less severe dry ARMD |
| patient to follow. He or she may advise the | | | | that hadn't yet spread to the advanced wet |
| patient to hold their head at a certain angle so | | | | stage. |
| that the image being viewed is seen from the | | | | All of these treatments are part of the latest |
| healthy part of the retina and not from the | | | | macular degeneration news that anyone suffering |
| damaged section. Each person will have to | | | | from this debilitating disease will benefit from. |
| determine for themselves which position works | | | | |