
Macular Degeneration
The Complete Guide to Saving and Maximizing Your Sight
By: Lylas G. Mogk, Marja Mogk
Paperback | 1 January 2003 | Edition Number 1
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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
Industry Reviews
--RANDALL JOSE, O.D.
Director, Houston Delta Gamma Low Vision Center
Editor, Understanding Low Vision
"An outstanding book--not only educational but inspirational. Everyone with macular degeneration, their family members, and all eye care professionals should have a copy."
--JOEL A. KRAUT, M.D.
Medical Director, Vision Rehabilitation Service
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
Harvard Medical School
"This book should be read, highlighted, and used as a guide by everyone who has macular degeneration, or is at risk of developing it."
--ROBERT W. MASSOF, Ph.D.
Director, Lions Vision Research and
Rehabilitation Center
Johns Hopkins University
ISBN: 9780345457110
ISBN-10: 0345457110
Published: 1st January 2003
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Number of Pages: 480
Audience: General Adult
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE US
Country of Publication: US
Edition Number: 1
Edition Type: Revised
Dimensions (cm): 20.9 x 14.2 x 2.7
Weight (kg): 0.39
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