Avoiding Progression
Just wondering what people think is the most important thing one can do to avoid nasty progression.
Diet? Sunlight? Screen time?
I'm very curious.. I have one good eye which I certainly wish to preserve.
Just wondering what others do -- or don't do....Any thoughts?
this is a good question. I personally think the Ared2 are important while I still have one eye with dry amd. I think keeping blood pressure under control if possible, is important. Sunglasses are vital, too. I guess it's everything you said! Wendy, Patient Leader. 
i wanted to add that smoking is the #1 modifiable risk factor for AMD. You may not smoke but other community members may. This articles covers the lifestyle changes that may slow the progression. https://maculardegeneration.net/lifestyle-changes/. Regards, Sharon Moore patient leader
Thanks Sharon - I'll check it out. Did smoke .... loooong ago.I smoked to way back. My mom and sister both smoked. They both got macular degeneration. There’s nothing we can do about smoking in the past. However we can do all we possibly can now to slow progression. Warm regards, Sharon Moore patient leader
Hi Wendy - I agree with Areds intake as very important. It's first line I guess. I think screen time may play a significant role. I do a lot of it.
So, you have one eye still ok with dry. The other is now wet, as I recall. Same as me. We may have gone over this before but many posts have come and gone - hard to remember each and every one.
I saw a post by a woman who said she was given injections immediately when change occurred and did they did not help. We are all different so should not worry I suppose.
I think the dry and the wet are so similar in terms of the cause. Leaking blood vessels into macular. I don't know how md's differentiate the two - end result pretty much the same - unless eye structure changes somehow.
Don't mind me - just rambling on about this very difficult situation.
Hope all is well in Sydney...yes, I have dry in one eye and wet in the other. Going for my 6th shot on Tuesday, with this being my first 6 week gap. Re the wet and dry forms, I don't think there are any abnormal blood vessels in the dry form. They are only in the wet form. They can be difficult to differentiate because the dry form is usually there too, from the beginning, even if the wet form develops in the same eye. Spring is here now in Sydney and it should be a nice day on Tuesday for my trip "into town" next week. Wendy, Patient Leader.
Agree -- no abnormal blood vessels in dry. Since that is the main reason for wet, that gives us the difference in the two types.
While I am trying to keep an upbeat attitude, I just feel inevitability of this disease creeping in to my future. My doc said 5-10% chance of second eye being attacked - however he did use the word, "hopefully" - I would have liked something a little stronger in his wording but he must tell it like it is, I guess. 5-10% seems like a small chance so I will think positive even if his words were only mildly positve.
Enjoy your Sydney spring - we are just at the fall stage. My fave time of year in New England.
Best wishes for a good exam, injection and outcome for visit #6...😀there's no pretending that we don't have cause for concern about our future. Just yesterday I was out looking at home units (that's what we call apartments) in case I need to downsize in a hurry. But I'm also planning where to book for lunch tomorrow to balance things up after the injection. Warmly, Wendy, Patient Leader.
