What is Macular Degeneration
Macular degeneration is a medical condition where the light sensing cells in the macula malfunction and over time cease to work. According to the American Academy of Ophthalmology,...
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My Retinologist had me taking Preservision for my macular wet spots, this is in addition to treatment. Antioxidents appear to help. 
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Apparently, some doctors recommend Preservision and others recommend multivitamin Eye-Caps, which are more expensive because you take four a day instead of two. On the other hand, you don't need to take any other vitamins with them. The formulas look very similar. Has anyone experienced any difference in their effects?
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I'm newly diagniosed with Md and nobody has suggest any help to me where would I buy these things I live in Canada
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You can get thaem at just about any large phsrmacy in the US. Ask at a pharmacy and see if they can order them if they don't carry them.
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I just read an article in the New York Times about recent research that has shown that the health benefits of exercise are cancelled when you take larga doses of antioxidants (C and E). Since antioxidant therapy is the only treatment for MD, does that mean we have to choose between our eyes and the rest of our body? Does anyone know anything about this?
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I get a shot in the eyeball of Avastin every 6 weeks. I have had 4 shots so far. When first dionosed,I couldn't see anything straight ahead with my right eye. Now ,I can see good enough to read the bigger words on TV. I also take the green box of I-caps and 18mg of Lutin every day. I have the Wet M.D.
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