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Suggest A Diet Plan To Stop The Progression Of Macular Degeneration
Question: Hi, 63yo female, diagnosed with macular degeneration. How to reverse damage (if possible at all) or at least slow progression? Any dietary recommendations? Any specific nutritional supplements? Any change in regimen?
Brief Answer:
Evidence suggests that DHA, EPA, lutein, and zeaxanthin may lower macular degeneration progression but there is no cure. Attach report of ophthalmoscopy.
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
There is a cure for age-related macular degeneration, but treatment may delay its progression and improve vision.
Treatments for macular degeneration depend on whether the disease is a dry form or in the more advanced, wet form. Please mention that.
Maintaining a diet rich in omega-3 fatty acids (DHA and EPA), lutein and zeaxanthin is helpful in many cases; Eat lots of leafy and colorful fruits and vegetables, rich in several other protective nutrients.
However as such, there is no cure for this condition.what you can try is to maintain a healthy lifestyle.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards.
Evidence suggests that DHA, EPA, lutein, and zeaxanthin may lower macular degeneration progression but there is no cure. Attach report of ophthalmoscopy.
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
There is a cure for age-related macular degeneration, but treatment may delay its progression and improve vision.
Treatments for macular degeneration depend on whether the disease is a dry form or in the more advanced, wet form. Please mention that.
Maintaining a diet rich in omega-3 fatty acids (DHA and EPA), lutein and zeaxanthin is helpful in many cases; Eat lots of leafy and colorful fruits and vegetables, rich in several other protective nutrients.
However as such, there is no cure for this condition.what you can try is to maintain a healthy lifestyle.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards.
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Dr. Nagamani Ng
Dear dr. XXXXXXX thank you for detailed response. Report is impossible to read, yet form is dry. In addition to macular degeneration, she has glaucoma diagnosed earlier. Also, hypertension (always taking nebevilol and perindopril, yet sometimes BP goes to 160/95. Thank again!
Brief Answer:
Follow up.
Detailed Answer:
Hello again,
After going through history I would suggest you follow whatever I adviced earlier and try to keep bp below 130/80.
Hope this answer helps you.
Regards,
Dr. Ramesh Kumar, Ophthalmologist
Follow up.
Detailed Answer:
Hello again,
After going through history I would suggest you follow whatever I adviced earlier and try to keep bp below 130/80.
Hope this answer helps you.
Regards,
Dr. Ramesh Kumar, Ophthalmologist
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Kampana
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