What Do You Do If You Have AMD?
If you have age-related macular degeneration, you must check the central vision in each of your eyes separately every day. If you notice any changes such as having trouble reading, or seeing straight lines that appear wavy, tell your eye doctor right away.
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AMD and Your Health
Take care of yourself, physically and emotionally. Exercise, a healthy diet and regular eye care are an important part of staying healthy, whether or not you have AMD.
The emotional effects of AMD can be as serious as vision loss. Feelings of helplessness, anger, and depression are common when dealing with macular degeneration, so be sure to pay attention to your emotional health as well as your physical health.
What Do I do If I Lose Vision to AMD?
There are many things you can do to make your daily life easier even if you have lost much of your sight to AMD.
Special training, called vision rehabilitation, can give you skills for living with vision loss.
Low vision aids are tools that can help you if you have vision loss. Some of these tools are:
- magnifying lenses or special glasses
- closed-circuit TVs
- computers with large screens
- bright lamps, large-print books and magazines
Stay positive about the challenges of living with low vision. You may need to develop new skills for daily living. Learn as much as you can about resources and rehabilitation services that are available.
It’s common to feel anger, grief and depression when you have vision loss. Losing even part of your vision can be devastating. But stay determined and be persistent. You can make the most of your remaining vision. Know that much of what has to be done to keep your independence and quality of life must be done by you.
This web resource is made possible through an unrestricted educational grant from Pfizer Ophthalmics and (OSI)Eyetech Pharmaceuticals.
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