tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1642890295833004106.post4632295391935874735..comments2013-12-18T15:57:27.092-07:00Comments on Tom's Blog: Seeing into your eyes you see your whole bodyTomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10245496173363440517noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1642890295833004106.post-48074398406874850282010-05-05T10:23:36.255-06:002010-05-05T10:23:36.255-06:00Vince,
Thank you for the kind words. When you st...Vince,<br /><br />Thank you for the kind words. When you start looking things up you often wonder, "So, this is what it is like to 'mature' and get older." The joys of aging.<br /><br />TomTomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10245496173363440517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1642890295833004106.post-6663654346400211002010-04-26T20:25:10.110-06:002010-04-26T20:25:10.110-06:00tom,
I have macular degeneration, but I'm nea...tom,<br /><br />I have macular degeneration, but I'm nearly 60, so with 20/20 hindsight, I can give you some tips on what you can do to help with this.<br />- the healthy eating is a very good idea. Salmon is great, and so is other oily fish. Plenty of vegetables and fruit with the right anti-oxidants are good. There's loads of nutritional information at mdsupport.org, which is also good for other aspects of macular degeneration.<br />- don't smoke !!!!!!<br />- have a little red wine - for medicinal purposes!<br />- exercise helps a lot - walking is very good, so is swimming.<br />- a cholesterol-busting medication such as Simvastatin may be useful. I'm not a doctor, so ask yours - and if he's anything like my doctor, he won't know what you're talking about, but go armed with some information about the benefits of statins for your eyes.<br />- wear sunglasses in bright daylight, even if it's cloudy. You'll need ones that block out blue light, such as red, brown orange or yellow. Blue/violet light can be very damaging if your retinas are at risk.<br /><br />The prospects of going blind are scary, but I'm what Americans would call legally blind, and I still do most things that everyone else does, except for driving. I am quite a skilled computer user, a keen photographer (amateur, yes, but very keen!), and I get around unaided most of the time.<br /><br />Macular degeneration doesn't usually make you totally blind, and it progresses pretty slowly, so please don't panic. Wet MD is very serious, but treatments are improving all the time. By the time you get to my age, there will be gene therapy, stem cells, pills and other things to treat MD pretty effectively. These are not cures, but they are likely to improve quality of life a heck of a lot.<br /><br />So don't worry, be happyVince T.http://www.freewebs.com/batfromhell/noreply@blogger.com