Todd > wrote:
: On 03/26/2013 08:54 PM, W. Baker wrote:
: > Todd > wrote:
: > : On 03/22/2013 11:17 AM, W. Baker wrote:
: > : > Billy, I am 77, use a rolling walker and have adult wet macular
: > : > degeneration.
: >
: > : Hi Wendy,
: >
: > : MD runs in my wife's family. The following supplement
: > : "seems" help:
: >
: > : http://www.vitacost.com/vitacost-lut...loraglo-lutein
: >
: > : It is a mixture of zeaxanthin and lutin. She found the adding
: > : mezozeaxanthin seems to cancel the effect. There is some research to
: > : verify that but I can't find it to reference it.
: >
: > : And, she has me on it too. I have not had an eye prescription
: > : change in over 25 years. Freaks the eye doctor out. :-)
: >
: > : -T
: >
: > I get regular shots in the eye for my remaining one and they work quite
: > well.
: >
: > Wendy
: >

: Hi Wendy,

: For our records, if it does not violate your privacy too much,
: what is the shot?

: Many thanks,
: -T

Currently it is Eyelea. Before that ws developed it was Lucentis and
before that Avastin. There has been fairly rapid development in these
meds. the advantage of the Eyelea over the Lucentis is that it can work
for as long as 8 weeks. I am currently at 6 weeks and hope to be able to
extend that a bit mre at my next visit. With Lucentis I never quite made
it to weeks and Avastin, the least expensive, ony held my vision for 3
1/2 weeks. It is a pain and expensive for medicare adn my supplementary
insurance, but worth it as I woudl otherwise be legally blind and unable
to read.

As to the vitamins, they hope that taking them may help n preventing the
development of the AWMD but all the evidence is not yet in. the standard
is Preservision, a Bauch and Lomb patented vitamin combo(at least there
are no stor brand or generic version I see ). No guarantee, but no reason
Not to take them.

Wendy