Visit to my Eye Doctor
Ihave had AMD for about 7 years and visit my eye doctor every six months. The exam lasts about 40 minutes and he says the good news is that I still have dry AMD.My question is do most doctors tell you abut the progress of your dry AMD. Is it worse than it was 6 months ago or a year ago? All I get is that it is still dry.
I get exams and scans every 6 months too. I was told about 18 years ago that I have dry macular degeneration and pinhead cataracts. My last exam about 3 weeks ago i still don't have any progression of my macular degeneration but my cataracts are slowly progressing and hopefully I will be getting them removed. I also have dry eyes that seem to be my worse problem. For me my present eye doctor and I believe that my diet and the supplements I take are what is keeping my macular degeneration from getting worse.
Hi
. I think most doctors would tell you if you had significant progression, but I would come right out and ask, if you haven't already. Have you noticed any symptoms of progression? - Lori (Team Member) I asked him if it is getting worse and he toldme they only monitor to tell you if you have advanced to wet eye AMD. What I wnt to know is there a measurement scale to tell you how advanced is your dry AMD is?
Some people use an Amsler grid to measure progression. Here is an article that explains it bette than I can: https://maculardegeneration.net/living/fear-amsler-grid-changes. Here is another article about one person's journey and observations of progression: https://maculardegeneration.net/living/is-this-progression. I hope these articles help. Best wishes. - Lori (Team Member)
