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Post by danid on Jun 29, 2014 23:32:06 GMT
I know it is the worse of the two.....wet vs. dry. Does anyone have any experience with it or knows somebody who has it? Any success stories?
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Post by compwalla on Jun 29, 2014 23:44:57 GMT
Funny you should ask....
I really think dry is worse because there is no effective treatment. Wet you can treat with injections but they must be administered fairly quickly. Not ER quick but within a few days quick. I have the wet kind but I have not had an episode since the new treatments were developed. Who is affected? Is it you or an older person?
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Post by danid on Jun 29, 2014 23:51:13 GMT
It's my dad....he'll be 80 on Wednesday....I'm just so worried....
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Post by danid on Jun 29, 2014 23:52:22 GMT
He had the shot and goes back in a month for another and I think to see if it's worsened.
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Post by danid on Jun 30, 2014 0:10:59 GMT
btt
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Post by danid on Jun 30, 2014 0:45:19 GMT
Anyone else?
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Post by worrywart on Jun 30, 2014 3:49:38 GMT
My dad has wet macular degeneration. He is 85 and has been diagnosed for a couple years. He had to go for a few months of shots and has a loss of some vision in one of his eyes. Luckily, he is only affected in one eye at this point. He takes an eye supplement every day and looks at a graph/chart thing that he has posted on his fridge.
It is so scary. My dad did stabilize after he started the shots. The shots stopped it from getting worse (dryed it up, I guess) but can't cure what has already happened. There is a lot they can do to help but it is still a horrible disease. My best to your dad as he heals!
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Post by shamrock on Jun 30, 2014 12:55:08 GMT
My 97 year old grandma has had it for a long time. Find a good doctor. She had one of the best in the nation till he recently retired. We credit him with saving what little vision she has left. Even with treatment, there is not complete cure. Imagine a quarter being what you & I see. Put a nickel on it. What's left of the quarter is more than the field of vision my grandmother has. Repeated bleeds, even with immediate treatment, have taken their toll. She sees her doctor about every 3-4 months for routine follow up. He recommended that all direct family members take Ocuvite vitamins for eye health.
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Post by kckckc on Jun 30, 2014 13:06:30 GMT
My father, who has sinced passed away, was diagnosed with it when he was in his 70s. He had significant vision loss before he was diagnosed (he thought he couldn't see well because of cataracts and didn't see a doctor for some time). He did get the shots and that seemed to stop the vision loss.
He was unable to drive and had to use a special magnifying machine to read. He also had computer software that "read" the screen to him. He was able to get around just fine, recognize people, work in his garden, etc.
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Post by Patter on Jun 30, 2014 13:22:37 GMT
My grandmother had it but I don't know which kind. She lost most of her eye sight. It was terrible, and now my dad has been recently diagnosed. They are still seeing what treatment will be best for him.
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Post by lavidaloca on Jul 1, 2014 4:10:49 GMT
Dry is the early on set and is the stage where they start monitoring you closely. Wet is the advanced form of macular degeneration. While there is more treatment for the wet form that is the advanced stage.
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