Macular Degeneration Symptoms? None! Macular Degeneration Test Results? Not Good!
Macular degeneration symptoms may not appear until your macula is already damaged. A macular degeneration test could be the only way you’ll find out if you have a problem before it’s too late.
I’ve just been talking with our friend Sue. She has no macular degeneration symptoms at all – no black spot in the middle of her vision, no blurriness, no distortion of straight lines, no difficulty reading or recognising faces.
But because we’d talked about macular degeneration and I’d told her a lot of the information that’s on this site, she’d decided to get her eyes checked out. When she booked her eye test, she asked specifically for a comprehensive ‘macular degeneration test’ to make sure the macula was checked.
Her news isn’t good. The optometrist found signs of macular damage, not advanced, but enough to concern Sue. She does not want to lose her sight.
I’m telling this story here because you may have read in this guide about macular degeneration symptoms. AMD can cause many symptoms - but sometimes there are none.
No symptoms – especially in the early stages of this disease that "silently steals sight".
Slight changes, like decreased night vision, sensitivity to bright light or glare, needing stronger light to see things clearly, and less keen awareness of colour can also suggest there’s a problem. (For example, my mother now sees navy blue as black.)
If your risk factors for AMD are high, as mine are, think about this. Perhaps you haven’t noticed eye problems, or you’ve discounted them. Difficulty with your vision may not just be part of getting older. And it might not be a matter of getting reading glasses or bifocals.
Macular degeneration, like glaucoma, is insidious. It is a serious disease. And unfortunately, by the time you know you have it, you may be on the path to blindness.
Age 40, we are told, is the time to get really proactive. Though it’s never too early to look after your sight.
So do, please, take steps to protect yourself. Have an eye test, a full macular degeneration test, even if you think you have no macular degeneration symptoms. And read this blog – there are tips on AMD prevention, things you can do like taking good eye health supplements, eating for eye health, keeping blood sugar levels low, not smoking, and protecting yourself from extreme sun exposure.
Sue is now doing all these things. She is focused on saving her sight. She’s started taking Visulyn, which is the macula-specific supplement we take and recommend. If you think it can help you too, click here to read about Visulyn.
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