Macular degeneration

momofthreeboys
Tue, 15 Nov 2016 03:33:42 +0000

Me unfortunately me. Runs in my family - both the wet and the dry. I am being monitored. I’m now on 6 month visits with my opthamologist but he assures me that the treatments are advancing rapidly…and then he pats my hand :-). A few years ago laser treatment was the only thing available but there are now a number of injectible drugs, or so my doctor tells me, that are an improvement in therapy. There are also some promising drugs in Phase III trials so hang in there Rockvillemom…I know I am on pins and needles. My father had wet and was blind within about a year. His sister had dry and she went blind after about 5 years. I’m much more afraid of the wet. only because it happens fo fast. But both experienced the onset in their late 70s.I don’t have the history on the other family members as they live in Europe.