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Macular Degeneration: The Latest Scientific Discoveries and Treatments for Preserving Your Sight

Macular Degeneration: The Latest Scientific Discoveries and Treatments for Preserving Your Sight
By Robert D'Amato, Joan Snyder

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Dr. Robert D'Amato, MD, PhD of Harvard Medical School,and recent winner of the Lew Wasserman award for his pioneering eye research, has teamed up with ARMD sufferer and writer Joan Snyder, to produce Macular Degeneration: The Latest Scientific Discoveries and Treatments for Preserving Your Sight. Endorsed by the Macular Degeneration Foundation, this easy-to-read large type edition is the only book written for laymen that covers all of the latest scientific discoveries and promising research for age-related macular degeneration. Learn more about Visudyne (photodynamic therapy), laser therapy, nutrition and drug therapy. Dr. D'Amato covers alternative or complimentaty therapies such as acupuncture, meditation, microcurrent stimulation and more. Promising medical research initiatives are discussed. Macular Degeneration offers hope and practical advice for the 13-15 million Americans suffering from this disease.

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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #1749210 in Books
  • Published on: 2000-06
  • Original language: English
  • Binding: Paperback
  • 169 pages

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Clear, practical, and accurately subtitled, this book by an ophthalmologist-patient team deals primarily with age-related macular degeneration (ARMD), the most frequent type of the disorder. Patient Snyder and both D'Amato's grandmother and father have the disease, enabling the authors to keep the book appealingly personal while D'Amato draws on his lengthy clinical and research experience to provide scientific information. ARMD's major symptom is gradual loss of vision at the center of the eye. D'Amato explains the differences between dry and wet ARMD and discusses the difficulties in making a definite diagnosis. Scientific studies have shown that neither alcohol consumption nor vitamins nor nutritional supplements benefit a patient. There is no cure for ARMD, yet patient and physician can do many things to help the patient and the patient's family. D'Amato summarizes current research and stresses that more funding is needed, and both authors present methods for coping. William Beatty
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Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA. Consumer text discusses what macular degeneration (ARMD) is, how it is diagnosed, and how it progresses, questions to ask when considering any course of medical treatment, guidelines for determining whether an alternative or experimental treatment could be helpful or harmful, and more. Softcover.

About the Author
Robert D'Amato, M.D., Ph.D., is an associate professor in ophthamology at Harvard Medical School, a researcher at Children's Hospital in Boston, and an attending physician in the emergency ward of Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary. Joan Snyderis a writer and ARMD sufferer.