More on Mom's eye condition - sept 16

This article from the national institutes of health does an excellent job describing exactly everything we know and experienced at the doctors office today. http://www.nei.nih.gov/health/maculardegen/armd_facts.asp

Mom had the 3 initial tests listed and then had the fluorescein angiogram test which is the one where they took all the pictures of her macula. On the right eye we could see the drusen with one on the edge of the macula - the doctor did not say what stage Mom's right eye is in but I'm guessing, based on this article that it is intermediate AMD.

Left eye: She has a drusen on the macula with the leak and 3 blood spots in her left wet AMD eye. That means she has advanced AMD on that side.

From this article I have the impression that Mom could lose her sight in the left eye at anytime which doesn't mean we shouldn't monitor it. Mom can check her "wiggly lines" every day as we have the eye chart seen in the article on the kitchen pantry door.

We already have the vitamins - the doctor gave her a sample (I took an extra when no one was looking ) and this evening I went and bought a jar of them which I'll give Mom in the morning. These vitamins are from Bauch and Lomb PreserVision for AREDS. She will take two a day.

Lucentis is the drug that was going to be injected in to Mom's eye.

Visudyne therapy was a secondary drug but not as effective that could be used...also injected.

This doctor recommended lucentis and then does lazer as a follow-up for the wet AMD. We told him we would get back to him if Mom changes her mind.
This article from the national institutes of health does an excellent job describing exactly everything we know and experienced at the doctors office today. http://www.nei.nih.gov/health/maculardegen/armd_facts.asp

Mom had the 3 initial tests listed and then had the fluorescein angiogram test which is the one where they took all the pictures of her macula. On the right eye we could see the drusen with one on the edge of the macula - the doctor did not say what stage Mom's right eye is in but I'm guessing, based on this article that it is intermediate AMD.

Left eye: She has a drusen on the macula with the leak and 3 blood spots in her left wet AMD eye. That means she has advanced AMD on that side.

From this article I have the impression that Mom could lose her sight in the left eye at anytime which doesn't mean we shouldn't monitor it. Mom can check her "wiggly lines" every day as we have the eye chart seen in the article on the kitchen pantry door.

We already have the vitamins - the doctor gave her a sample (I took an extra when no one was looking ) and this evening I went and bought a jar of them which I'll give Mom in the morning. These vitamins are from Bauch and Lomb PreserVision for AREDS. She will take two a day.

Lucentis is the drug that was going to be injected in to Mom's eye.

Visudyne therapy was a secondary drug but not as effective that could be used...also injected.

This doctor recommended lucentis and then does lazer as a follow-up for the wet AMD. We told him we would get back to him if Mom changes her mind.This article from the national institutes of health does an excellent job describing exactly everything we know and experienced at the doctors office today. http://www.nei.nih.gov/health/maculardegen/armd_facts.asp

Mom had the 3 initial tests listed and then had the fluorescein angiogram test which is the one where they took all the pictures of her macula. On the right eye we could see the drusen with one on the edge of the macula - the doctor did not say what stage Mom's right eye is in but I'm guessing, based on this article that it is intermediate AMD.

Left eye: She has a drusen on the macula with the leak and 3 blood spots in her left wet AMD eye. That means she has advanced AMD on that side.

From this article I have the impression that Mom could lose her sight in the left eye at anytime which doesn't mean we shouldn't monitor it. Mom can check her "wiggly lines" every day as we have the eye chart seen in the article on the kitchen pantry door.

We already have the vitamins - the doctor gave her a sample (I took an extra when no one was looking ) and this evening I went and bought a jar of them which I'll give Mom in the morning. These vitamins are from Bauch and Lomb PreserVision for AREDS. She will take two a day.

Lucentis is the drug that was going to be injected in to Mom's eye.

Visudyne therapy was a secondary drug but not as effective that could be used...also injected.

This doctor recommended lucentis and then does lazer as a follow-up for the wet AMD. We told him we would get back to him if Mom changes her mind.
This article from the national institutes of health does an excellent job describing exactly everything we know and experienced at the doctors office today. http://www.nei.nih.gov/health/maculardegen/armd_facts.asp

Mom had the 3 initial tests listed and then had the fluorescein angiogram test which is the one where they took all the pictures of her macula. On the right eye we could see the drusen with one on the edge of the macula - the doctor did not say what stage Mom's right eye is in but I'm guessing, based on this article that it is intermediate AMD.

Left eye: She has a drusen on the macula with the leak and 3 blood spots in her left wet AMD eye. That means she has advanced AMD on that side.

From this article I have the impression that Mom could lose her sight in the left eye at anytime which doesn't mean we shouldn't monitor it. Mom can check her "wiggly lines" every day as we have the eye chart seen in the article on the kitchen pantry door.

We already have the vitamins - the doctor gave her a sample (I took an extra when no one was looking ) and this evening I went and bought a jar of them which I'll give Mom in the morning. These vitamins are from Bauch and Lomb PreserVision for AREDS. She will take two a day.

Lucentis is the drug that was going to be injected in to Mom's eye.

Visudyne therapy was a secondary drug but not as effective that could be used...also injected.

This doctor recommended lucentis and then does lazer as a follow-up for the wet AMD. We told him we would get back to him if Mom changes her mind.