Macular Degeneration: A Complete Guide for Patients and Their Families [Paperback]

Michael A. Samuel (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 18, 2008

For people who start losing their vision to macular degeneration, the prospect of impending blindness is frightening and terribly depressing. They often get contradictory advice about surgery, medical treatments, natural supplements, and lifestyle changes that might arrest or reverse the condition, and these conflicting recommendations only compound their anxiety.

Finally, in Macular Degeneration: A Complete Guide for Patients and Their Families, patients and their loved ones can turn to one easy-to-understand and authoritative source for up-to-date information about macular degeneration. Written by renowned ophthalmologist Michael Samuel, M.D., a retinal specialist, this book casts the spotlight on macular degeneration and dispels the myths surrounding this disease.

Macular Degeneration: A Complete Guide for Patients and Their Families offers a wealth of insights into what macular degeneration is, what causes it, and the array of contemporary treatment options. Here you_ll learn:

-Lifestyle and environmental factors that can affect your risk of developing age-related macular degeneration (AMD)
-Dietary strategies to prevent or slow the progression of macular degeneration
-Nutritional supplements that work
-The difference between dry AMD and wet AMD
-When surgery is the best option
-How to choose an eye care professional (or know that you_ve chosen the right one)
-How to deal with the stress of vision loss to macular degeneration

Written for patients-and those who love and care for them_Macular Degeneration: A Complete Guide for Patients and Their Families presents a clear picture of this illness and how best to address it. It_s the definitive source for information about macular degeneration; the tools, techniques, and strategies contemporary medicine offers people grappling with this frightening illness; and the prospects for stopping, and even reversing, the progression of this disease.

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About the Author

Michael A. Samuel, M.D., a renowned retina specialist and ophthalmologist, works with patients at both ends of the life span--infants born with retinopathy of prematurity, and eldes who suffer from age-related macular degeneration.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Basic Health Publications; 1st edition (June 18, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1591202477
• ISBN-13: 978-1591202479
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #748,635 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #100 in Books > Health, Fitness & Dieting > Aging > Eye Problems

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The BEST resource for AMD Info!!!, August 6, 2008

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This review is from: Macular Degeneration: A Complete Guide for Patients and Their Families (Paperback)

This book was a very easy read. A "must have" source of information if you've just been told you or a family member has AMD. There is also information about nutrition which is not only helpful for eye health but TOTAL body health as well. In the back of the book Dr. Samuel speaks about what you can do to start protecting your vision today... get on an eye vitamin. He mentions a couple different choices for comparison. I started taking the EyeScience - Macular Health Formula from EyeScience.com because they have more ingredients and a free trial.

Good Luck.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Resource for Everyone interested in Macular Degeneration, June 4, 2010

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Leslie A. Degner "Leslie Degner, RN, BSN" (Atlanta, Georgia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Macular Degeneration: A Complete Guide for Patients and Their Families (Paperback)

As a registered nurse I found it very refreshing to hear from a medical doctor about the importance of diet and nutrition and how it impacts our general health and the health of our eyes.

Dr. Samuel explains the role of inflammation in the development of macular degeneration and what we can do to reduce chronic inflammation through eating the right fats and carbohydrates.

I recommend this book to anyone who has macular degeneration, has a family member with AMD or anyone who wants to learn more about the prevention of AMD.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Macular Degeneration: A Complete Guide for Patients & Their Families, May 31, 2010

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I found this book to be very informative and very easy to read. It explained not only what the condition is but also what you can do to help slow down the progession of macular degeneration. It gave sample diets to follow and recommended certain vitamins. OF course, you always consult your doctor first before following the recommendations in the book. All in all, it was a very good book.