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Can Mindfulness Improve Vision?
by Dan Roberts, MDF Director of Resources Mindfulness means being fully present, aware of where we are and what we’re doing, and not overly reacting or becoming overwhelmed by what’s going on around us. A 2018 study conjectured that relief…
Read MoreSupport Groups
Support is something we all need at one time or another. Human beings are social by nature and socialization is necessary for good mental health. Likewise, trying to keep a problem locked within ourselves is difficult. It is much easier…
Read MoreA Few Practical Tips
A few easy adjustments to the living areas of a person with low vision can improve visibility and reduce the risk of an injury. Dr. Stewart Shofner of Nashville, TN shares with us 5 practical tips to assist those with…
Read MoreLife-Style Changes
Through a program of diet, sleep, exercise, and relaxation techniques, combined with supplemental probiotics and phytonutrients, a team of 3 international scientists have described a plan that may actually reverse aging and its resultant effect on disease. In their study,…
Read MoreWhat Do I Do? … My Doctor just told me I have Macular Degeneration
Most people found to have AMD are: Over the age of 55 Have noticed changes in their vision Have gone to an ophthalmologist or optometrist who found evidence of macular degeneration in their eyes. Dry AMDSome of the initial changes…
Read MoreHow smoking can harm your eyes
Statistics have shown that only 1 out of 5 smokers actually are aware of the risk smoking has on their eye health. The following information may convince folks that breaking the habit is imperative to insure a long and healthy…
Read MoreSo what does it mean to be blind?
by Philip C Hessburg MD Well, literally, total loss of all light perception is absolute blindness. That patient would have no perception of light, would not know whether the sun has come up. Fortunately, perhaps as few as 10 or…
Read MoreAMD Risk Higher Among Outdoor Workers
by Norra MacReady – April 16, 2016 Some cloudy news for people who work outdoors: long hours in the sun may increase the risk for age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Compared with little or no time spent working in the sun,…
Read MoreMacular Degeneration and the Art of Using a Computer
Having macular degeneration does not mean you should stop using the computer or that you would not be able to learn. If you have central vision loss from macular degeneration, computer use is not only possible, but highly advisable. Both…
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