Download or read book Coping with Macular Degeneration written by Patricia Gilbert and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Macular degeneration is a leading cause of partial loss of sight, particularly among older people. In the UK, the type known as age-related macular degeneration (AMD) affects an estimated 500,000 men and women. It is an eye disorder in which the macula (a small area of the retina) deteriorates, causing the loss of central vision but not complete blindness. While macular degeneration is not currently curable, much can be done to make life easier for those who have it. This book covers important issues from symptoms and early diagnosis to coping strategies. Dr Gilbert encourages those with macular degeneration to think positively and plan ahead. With some adaptations to daily living, many people cope well with this common condition. Book jacket.
Download or read book Coping with Macular Degeneration written by Patricia Gilbert and published by Sheldon Press. This book was released on 2014-05-08 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Support and advice for those suffering from this unpleasant and common eye disease
Download or read book Macular Degeneration written by Robert D'Amato and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2000-06-01 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides an analysis of the disease, its progression, and its consequences.
Download or read book Coping with Macular Degeneration written by Ira Marc Price and published by Avery Publishing Group. This book was released on 2000 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most comprehensive book on the physical, social and emotional aspects of degenerative vision disease.
Download or read book Coping with Macular Degeneration written by Bill G. Chapman and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Out of the Corner of My Eye written by Nicolette P. Ringgold and published by American Foundation for the Blind. This book was released on 2007 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ms. Ringgold's personal account of sudden vision loss and her subsequent adjustment is full of practical advice and cheerful encouragement. It's told by the 87-year-old retired college teacher who maintained her independence and zest for life. Readers will get an enlightening perspective into her initial reactions, the ongoing accommodations one must make to loss of vision, and ways to continue one's activities both indoors and out. This newly reissued version brings the information up to date, and an extensive resource section and listing of available services complete this essential guide.
Download or read book Macular Disease written by Peggy R. Wolfe and published by Park Publishing, Incorporated. This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains practical strategies and advice for living with macular disease and diminishing vision.
Download or read book Coping with Macular Degeneration written by VIST Program and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Coping with Vision Loss written by Bill Chapman and published by Turner Publishing Company. This book was released on 2001-03-27 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book begins with a promise: people with severe vision loss can be trained and equipped to function as sighted. The author, himself legally blind for 30 years, fulfills that promise with precise information and guidance on improving life through visual rehabilitation. The book explains fundamental facts about eyes and vision, including the causes and varieties of blindness, and then moves on to the new skills the partially sighted person must learn. Specific approaches and devices are covered in depth, including eccentric viewing and driving with telescopic glasses, and the visual and electronic aids that can help overcome the effects of vision loss. In spite of his own limited vision (20/240), Dr. Chapman uses a computer without a voice synthesizer, watches TV, and even drives, and he shows readers how to do the same.
Download or read book Macular Degeneration written by Lylas G. Mogk, M.D. and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2003-01-01 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The acclaimed book on macular degeneration—now completely revised and updated with cutting edge research and the latest developments in the field. More than fifteen million Americans have age-related macular degeneration (AMD), and the disease will strike 200,000 more people this year. It is the most prevalent cause of vision loss in the western world. Dr. Lylas Mogk, the founding director of the Visual Rehabilitation and Research Center of the Henry Ford Health System, has a unique professional and personal understanding of AMD. A doctor and loving daughter of a parent with this frightening though manageable condition, Mogk here explains exactly what it is and how to limit its effect on your life. Reassuring and comprehensive—complete with illuminating first person stories of people with AMD—Macular Degeneration will help you or someone you love with information on • Reducing your risk factors • Revolutionary new technology, including laser surgery and alternative treatments • New research discoveries in nutrition—and eye-healthy recipes • The latest low-vision computer software programs • Coping with depression and frustration • Active online communities of people with macular degeneration Plus a Low Vision Living Rehab program to help you read better, see better, and live independently!
Download or read book Coping with Macular Degeneration written by Joyce M. Brewers and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Bert s Eye View written by Bert Silverman and published by Viewpoint Press (ME). This book was released on 1997-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Macular Degeneration written by Betty Wason and published by Hunter House. This book was released on 1998 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is designed to help those with the progressive vision loss caused by macular degeneration. The leading cause of blindness in people over 50, the disease is more common than cataracts and glaucoma combined.
Download or read book Making Eye Health a Population Health Imperative written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2017-01-15 with total page 587 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ability to see deeply affects how human beings perceive and interpret the world around them. For most people, eyesight is part of everyday communication, social activities, educational and professional pursuits, the care of others, and the maintenance of personal health, independence, and mobility. Functioning eyes and vision system can reduce an adult's risk of chronic health conditions, death, falls and injuries, social isolation, depression, and other psychological problems. In children, properly maintained eye and vision health contributes to a child's social development, academic achievement, and better health across the lifespan. The public generally recognizes its reliance on sight and fears its loss, but emphasis on eye and vision health, in general, has not been integrated into daily life to the same extent as other health promotion activities, such as teeth brushing; hand washing; physical and mental exercise; and various injury prevention behaviors. A larger population health approach is needed to engage a wide range of stakeholders in coordinated efforts that can sustain the scope of behavior change. The shaping of socioeconomic environments can eventually lead to new social norms that promote eye and vision health. Making Eye Health a Population Health Imperative: Vision for Tomorrow proposes a new population-centered framework to guide action and coordination among various, and sometimes competing, stakeholders in pursuit of improved eye and vision health and health equity in the United States. Building on the momentum of previous public health efforts, this report also introduces a model for action that highlights different levels of prevention activities across a range of stakeholders and provides specific examples of how population health strategies can be translated into cohesive areas for action at federal, state, and local levels.
Download or read book 100 Questions Answers About Macular Degeneration written by Jeffrey Heier and published by Jones & Bartlett Publishers. This book was released on 2009-12-04 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether you’re a newly diagnosed patient, or a friend or relative of someone suffering with Macular Degeneration, this book offers help. 100 Questions & Answers About Macular Degeneration provides authoritative, practical answers to common questions about this condition to help patients and families achieve a greater understanding of all aspects of dealing with Macular Degeneration including treatment options, sources of support, and much more. This book is an invaluable resource for anyone coping with the physical and emotional turmoil of this disease.
Download or read book Out of Sight Not Out of Mind written by Lindy Bergman and published by American Foundation for the Blind. This book was released on 2012 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Out of Sight, Not Out of Mind presents a personal account of living successfully with age-related macular degeneration (AMD), combined with powerful new information on effective service delivery. Ninety-three-year old Lindy Bergman illustrates the ways in which life with low vision can be lived with independence, dignity, and personal satisfaction. Also included are highly informative chapters, written by the world-renowned experts from The Chicago Lighthouse for People Who are Blind or Visually Impaired, encompassing the latest information about the causes and treatment of AMD; a concise, informative overviews of the effects of aging on vision, the emotional and psychological components of vision loss and the integration of the individual's psychological recovery into low vision service delivery; and a cutting-edge model of rehabilitation that meets the challenges of service provision today. Foreword by Jonathan Safran Foer, award-winning author of Everything Is Illuminated and Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close.
Download or read book Coping with Vision Loss written by Cheri Colby Langdell and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2010-12-01 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explains in detail what it is like to be losing sight, legally blind, or fully blind, and also documents why today's exciting technological advances and medical solutions are lifting limitations for the visually impaired. Dr. Cheri Langdell, a professor of English, and Dr. Tim Langdell, a clinical psychologist and digital media expert, take us through personal, psychological, sociological, and cultural perspectives on blindness, and—perhaps surprisingly—show us some of the benefits nearly blind and blind people have found after vision loss. These benefits include what some describe as heightening of the other senses, deepening spiritual sight, and stronger insights into the human condition. Through literature, media, and cinema across the ages, the authors focus attention on how the masses worldwide who are sighted view, and treat, the blind and legally blind. Coping with Vision Loss: Understanding the Psychological, Social, and Spiritual Effects also includes non-fiction written about and by the blind that gives great insight into their condition. The text explains what the visually impaired and blind can do to stay strong and live their lives to the fullest, as well as what family members and friends can do to help when needed, or to back off when one wants to be as independent as possible. Technological advances to assist the blind and legally blind are reviewed, as are websites for a host of organizations created to assist people with vision loss.
