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The First Year: Age-Related Macular Degeneration: An Essential Guide for the Newly Diagnosed

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When your doctor tells you that you have age-related macular degeneration, your reaction is likely to be shock and disbelief, followed quickly by anger and depression. You need to arm yourself with information - and fast. This wonderful book can hold your hand through that process and improve your outlook tremendously. Knowledge is power and "The First Year" gives it to you in manageable and understandable bites. Clearly written by a man who knows what it's like, this book will make a difference to patients and to their families. I highly recommend it.

There is life after macular degeneration and Dan Roberts suggests practical ways to cope with reduced vision. He's already been there & done that himself and shares what worked for him. Even if you've already acquired some low vision aids, had your mobility training, but still have enough vision to manage OK, this book has suggestions to offer for problems we don't think about until that first morning when we wake up without useful central vision. In crisis, some people just freeze. Others, like Dan and the people who attend the informative national internet seminar he leads each month, are working toward what he calls "copability". He lays out an extensive toolkit of ideas for coping, much of it standard for anyone who has already had to adapt to low or no vision, but information that's really hard to find all in one place if you're new to the idea of living as well as possible with macular degeneration. This book is a fast read with good clear print. It gets right to the point and quits when it's done. Well worth the price and the time.

The book is written for a lay person in simple, but complete descriptions of the process of Macular Degeneration. It is geared to the newly diagnosed person and efficiently answers all the possible questions that arise. After reading this book, I felt completely prepared to deal with my macular degeneration in a positive, realistic manner. "Must read" for a newly diagnosed patient, or someone who is close to someone with macular degeneration.

Good book to learn about and how to deal with this eye problem .It is a little out of date on the treatments, they now use avastin injections to treat this.I have had 4 and they have helped to stop progression of it.

I searched for data on macular degeneration after being diagnosed. I bought this book along with several others. Material found in it has helped me cope with the idea that there is no cure for it. There are treatments however and things to do to help yourself. I found this book most helpful.

An excellent book that provides individuals facing the challenges of low vision with useful strategies and techniques for everyday living and coping.

This book is a wonderful addition to someone's library when they have been diagnosed with Macular Degeneration.

If you are a person who has just been diagnosed with age related macular degeneration, you will find this a useful book. I returned it as it was not what I was looking for: a simple book to encourage my 83 year old mother who has pretty good vision that is not deteriorating. The book is aimed at people more affected with this condition than she is. She may need it later down the road, but hopefully not!

it has help me a lot in learning about AMD and helped my mom with all the experience given by this book !

Very helpful. It has given me much information as what to expect with my sight. The information is and will be helpful as the condition goes on.
Easy to read and anyone going through this and their family plus friends would be smart reading this book.