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Question: My mum (69 yrs old) has just been diagnosed with early stage of Age Related Macular Degeneration.
Is there any cure or treatment for this condition?
She is a diabetic for about 25 years.
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Is there any cure or treatment for this condition?
She is a diabetic for about 25 years.
Txx
XXXX
Brief Answer:
no cure but can delay progression
Detailed Answer:
HI, thanks for using healthcare magic
Age related macular degeneration is one of the leading causes of visual problems in older persons.
May be classified as early , intermediate or advanced with early and intermediate being more common. It would also be classified as wet or dry.
Exact cause not known but linked to age, heredity, race, smoking, hypertension, heart disease.
Smoking cessation and control of diabetes (since increases risk of heart disease) and hypertension are an important part of treatment.
It it though that the use of anti oxidants and zinc supplements may also have some benefit as well.
There are also medications that can be used eg lucentis or macugen or eylea. These medications are injected into the eye at a varied frequency.
Eylea every 8 weeks, macugen every 6 weeks and lucentis every 4 weeks.
There are also varied laser treatment options as well.
There is no cure but treatment can improve vision and delay progression.
I hope this helps, feel free to ask any other questions
no cure but can delay progression
Detailed Answer:
HI, thanks for using healthcare magic
Age related macular degeneration is one of the leading causes of visual problems in older persons.
May be classified as early , intermediate or advanced with early and intermediate being more common. It would also be classified as wet or dry.
Exact cause not known but linked to age, heredity, race, smoking, hypertension, heart disease.
Smoking cessation and control of diabetes (since increases risk of heart disease) and hypertension are an important part of treatment.
It it though that the use of anti oxidants and zinc supplements may also have some benefit as well.
There are also medications that can be used eg lucentis or macugen or eylea. These medications are injected into the eye at a varied frequency.
Eylea every 8 weeks, macugen every 6 weeks and lucentis every 4 weeks.
There are also varied laser treatment options as well.
There is no cure but treatment can improve vision and delay progression.
I hope this helps, feel free to ask any other questions
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Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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