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Macular degeneration is a common cause of blindness and vision problems among older people. Gifts for people with vision loss from macular degeneration. February is amd macular degeneration low vision awareness. Yet, every five seconds someone in the world goes blind. Finally, youll want to educate about different lifestyle modifications the patient can implement, such as using large print books. Here is a list of books about agerelated macular degeneration, including authors, links to amazon, and. Nonetheless even when macular degeneration is advanced peripheral vision remains.
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Macular degeneration aids for easier reading and less eye strain for those with macular degeneration. Macular degeneration cannot be fixed with surgery, eyeglasses, or contact lenses. Amd, or agerelated macular degeneration, is a leading cause of vision loss for americans age 50 and older. National federation of the blind 1800 johnson street baltimore, maryland 21230. Macular degeneration is also called agerelated macular degeneration, or amd. Other magnifying objects for visual aids for macular degeneration. Coping with macular degeneration large print book, 2006.
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Most causes of visual impairment are caused by age. I wanted books that she could keep reading as her glaucoma and macular degeneration advanced. Learn more about accessible options available for avid readers and book lovers. Reading normal sized print, sewing, easily viewing a computer screen and seeing well enough to legally drive can become compromised if the macula is significantly diseased in both eyes. Do you have someone with low vision from macular degeneration in your life. Books about agerelated macular degeneration discovery. These lightweight portable devices come with a variety of options for people with limited vision, at a more moderate cost. Large print manuals, talking calculators and clocks, low vision games, large print cards, large button phones, desktop magnifiers, low vision watches, audio books, book magnifiers, tv glasses etc are some other devices that help to increase the vision of people with reduced. There are many low vision reading aids to help those with macular degeneration continue reading. A macular degeneration diagnosis can be especially hard on book lovers. One of the issues with large print books is that they are often more expensive than regular print books.
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