I found out yesterday, during my annual eye check up, that I have macula degeneration AND I have the early makings of cataracts. Great! I am not surprised my eyes take this path because my dad has macula degeneration and both my maternal grandparents and my maternal great grandmother had it too. I was surprised that my eyes are giving up on me so soon in my life. The doc said that it is something he doesn't normally see until the age of 50; I'm about to turn 46. So, I begin the path of discovery through education and learning how to take better care of something I treasure... my sight.
So far the only thing I know is there are two different kinds of Macula Degen.
Oh, I did learn that the inhaled steroid laced medicine my doctor prescribed for my asthma is directly related to glaucoma and cataracts. Maddening since I asked my physician to prescribe me a medicine that did not include steroids. Their response was, "There are only minimal amounts of steroids." She refused to prescribe a different medicine. Now I have cataracts. The first thing I do today is call my physician and ask to have a new asthma medicine prescribed.
More to come I'm sure.
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