macular degeration problem/very weak eye side

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syed - 12 Nov 2006 09:02 GMT

Dear all

My brother and sister are suffering from macular degeration problem and
there is no known cure in india.my brother aged 25 yr and sister 32
yrs have very weak eye side .hampering their day to day activities.is
there any known cure for that

Pls revert

Reagrds
Uvais

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Don W - 12 Nov 2006 23:09 GMT

> Dear all
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> Reagrds
> Uvais

Please go to:

http://www.mdsupport.org/

for information in this area.
Good luck.

Don W.

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Dr Judy - 13 Nov 2006 15:33 GMT

> Dear all
>
> My brother and sister are suffering from macular degeration problem and
> there is no known cure in india.my brother aged 25 yr and sister 32
> yrs have very weak eye side .hampering their day to day activities.is
> there any known cure for that

>From their ages, I would think they have one of the congenital juvenile

types of macular degeneration. Is there a service agency to help blind
people in India and does it have a low vision assessement service and a
rehab service?

What they need is a low vision assessment which will result in
provision of low vision aids like special glasses or magnifiers and/or
mobility and tasks of daily living training to help them adapt to their
vision.

Dr Judy

> Pls revert
>
> Reagrds
> Uvais

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William Wagner - 13 Nov 2006 15:51 GMT

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You may want to look at Ocutech. Think of glasses that are more like
telescopes. We found out about them at the Feinbloom center in
Philadelphia USA. 215-276-6060

http://www.ocutech.com/

They cost about &1500 US. They enable a lot but reading is not
enhanced for my son's. You may be able to decrease the magnification to
enable wider viewing for reading. My two sons use it for distance
viewing like looking at a chalk board.

Arizona USA lets people drive with it.

http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/news/articles/0111blinddrivers11
.html

Bill who has two son's with Starghart's.

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