The First Year: Age-Related Macular Degeneration: An Essential Guide for the Newly Diagnosed - Softcover

Roberts, Daniel L

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1569242860 ISBN 13: 9781569242865

Publisher: Da Capo Lifelong Books, 2006

Synopsis

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a progressive disease of the retina that develops when the light-sensing cells in the central area of vision (the macula) stop working and eventually die. Thought to be caused by a combination of genetic and environmental factors, the disease is the leading cause of blindness in people over 50. In 1995, Dan Roberts retired from teaching to help others who also suffered from macular degeneration. Roberts has established support networks for AMD patients and provided free presentations about vision impairment at schools, community organizations, and support groups across the country. The First Year: Age-Related Macular Degeneration is an essential resource for those who want to be an informed, active participant in the management of their condition.

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Review

A comprehensive work that I would recommend to anyone as a resource both for themselves and for their patients. -- Roy Gordon Cole, O.D., Director of Vision Program Development, The Jewish Guild for the Blind, New York City

A rational, informative appraisal of AMD that should prove helpful to the many patients and practitioners involved with this problem. -- Peter Gouras, M.D., Columbia Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York USA

By his own example, Dan Roberts shows patients that, no matter how bitter the lemons, they too can make lemonade. -- Gislin Dagnelie, Ph.D., Ass’t Professor of Ophthalmology, Director of Low Vision Services, Lions Vision Research & Rehab Center, Johns Hopkins Univ. School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland USA

This book is unique. I’m sure it will help many, many patients and families affected by macular degeneration. -- Janet S. Sunness, M.D., Medical Director, Richard E. Hoover Rehabilitation Services for Low Vision and Blindness, Greater Baltimore Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland USA

This book reaches out to you. It is a testament to the impact of early vision loss. -- Lylas G. Mogk, M.D., Medical Director, Henry Ford Health System Visual Rehabilitation and Research Center, Grosse Pointe and Livonia, Michigan USA

From the Publisher

Age-Related Macular Degeneration is the leading cause of severe visual impairment in people over 50, affecting 15 million people, with an additional 2 million diagnosed annually. From the moment of his own diagnosis, educator and musician Daniel Roberts made it his mission to provide the most up-to-date information about AMD through his website at mdsupport.org. Now, as a "patient-expert," Roberts applies his wealth of knowledge to The First Year ® series, providing crucial information for the newly diagnosed, including cutting edge therapies and tips on how to navigate everyday tasks with diminishing eyesight. An essential resource for everyone who wants to be an informed, active participant in the management of their condition, The First Year ®--Age-Related Macular Degeneration covers a wide array of subjects including:
Strategies for slowing AMD progression
The most up-to-date research
Approved and experimental treatment options
Low vision devices, technology, and rehabilitation training
Self-monitoring eye charts
Coping with depression and boredom
Exercise, diet, and stress management tips
Driving, traveling, and other key lifestyle issues

By providing reliable, useful, empathetic, and up-to-date information you need to know when you need to know, The First Year ®--Age-Related Macular Degeneration will be an indispensable book for everyone adjusting to life with low vision.

Set in larger type for easier reading, The First Year ®--Age-Related Macular Degeneration includes a glossary of ophthalmic terms; a comprehensive reference section of more than 100 resources for low-vision devices, audio books, research publications, financial assistance, local and national organizations; and first-hand accounts of living well with AMD.

About this edition

• Publisher: Da Capo Lifelong Books
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1569242860
• ISBN 13: 9781569242865
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 352