The Macular Degeneration Source Book: A Guide for Patients and Families - Softcover

Glaser, Bert; Picker, Lester

9781886039537: The Macular Degeneration Source Book: A Guide for Patients and Families

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1886039534 ISBN 13: 9781886039537

Publisher: Addicus Books, 2002

Make Better Treatment Choices by Being Informed?
If you've been diagnosed with macular degeneration, you're probably anxious and full of questions. You wonder how much your eyesight will deteriorate. How will the disease be treated? Will you still be able to do the things you're accustomed to doing?

Author Bert Glaser, M.D., an eye surgeon who has treated thousands of patients, understands the kinds of questions you have about macular degeneration. He also knows that informed patients make better treatment choices, and optimal treatment may slow the progression of the disease. In The Macular Degeneration Source Book, Dr. Glaser and co-author Lester Picker offer answers to many commonly asked questions, including those on treatment. Among the other topics covered:

      ? Symptoms and causes of macular degeneration
      ? How the disease is diagnosed
      ? Emotional impact of macular degeneration
      ? Choosing the right physician
      ? Newest treatment options ? drugs and surgical techniques
      ? Ways to slow progression of the disease
      ? Importance of nutrition and general health
      ? How to adapt the home and workplace to be ?eye friendly”

A Valuable Resource for Patients and Families!

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Synopsis:

Written in straightforward layperson's language, this book presents essential medical information in a friendly, succinct format and offers tips, advice, and resources useful to patients and their loved ones. According to Glaser and Picker, patients often wait too long before seeking treatment for this debilitating disease. The sooner a person is treated for symptoms, the better the chances of arresting further deterioration - or possibly even improving vision. Topics covered include early warning signs, simple early-detection self-tests for everyone fifty and older, new treatment options and promising medical advances, how to find a competent eye-care team in your area, the latest discoveries about the role of nutrients in prevention, major risk factors for the disease and what to do about them, how to cope with the emotional impact of impaired vision, and practical living and coping tips for patients and their families. Written with authority and compassion, this valuable resource provides the most complete and up-to-date information available on macular degeneration.

About the Author:

Bert Glaser, MD, is an internationally respected retinal surgeon, having pioneered some of today's most cutting-edge laser treatments for macular degeneration, surgical repair of macular holes, and techniques to diagnose and treat many other diseases of the retina. He is a former professor of ophthalmology and director of vitreoretinal research at the Johns Hopkins Wilmer Eye Institute and is currently chairman and director of the Glaser Murphy Retina Treatment Centers of Baltimore, Maryland and Washington, DC.

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