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Dietary and Lifestyle Changes Can Help Prevent or Slow the Loss of Vision Resulting from 'Age-Related Macular Degeneration'
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"AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION" IS THE LEADING CAUSE OF SEVERE VISION LOSS IN PEOPLE OVER AGE 50. THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION ESTIMATE THAT 1.8-MILLION PEOPLE HAVE THE DISEASE--AND THAT ANOTHER 7.3-MILLION ARE AT RISK FOR VISION LOSS FROM MACULAR DEGENERATION. ACCORDING TO THE AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION, MACULAR DEGENERATION OCCURS WHEN THE CENTRAL AREA OF THE RETINA RESPONSIBLE FOR CLEAR VISION IS DAMAGED; THIS RESULTS IN A LOSS OF CENTRAL VISION IN THE EYE. IF YOU ARE AT RISK FOR--OR ARE RECENTLY DIAGNOSED WITH--A-M-D, YOUR OPTOMETRIST CAN DISCUSS DIETARY AND LIFESTYLE CHANGES THAT MAY PREVENT OR SLOW THE LOSS OF VISION. AVOID SMOKING, AND PROTECT YOUR EYES FROM THE SUN'S U-V RAYS BY WEARING SUNGLASSES. AND, THERE ARE OTHER TREATMENTS THAT ARE EFFECTIVE FOR SOME FORMS OF MACULAR DEGENERATION. TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF KEEPING YOUR EYES HEALTHY, VISIT "A-O-A"-DOT-ORG.
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