How serious is retinal degeneration problem?

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I am 37 yrs old. I have been using glasses for the past 25 years. I have -6 in left eye and -4 in right eye for the past 20 years.. I had retina check up all these days. Suddenly this time my doctor said my power has increased and I have retinal degeneration and I have to be on observation. What care I need to take? Can any one suggest me how to reduce retinal degeneration? How serious is this problem?
Keep an eye on it. No pun intended. Have your sugar checked by your regular doctor, could lead to diabetic retinopathy, and sometime this retinal degeneration. leads to a detached retina. I would say your doctor is on top of this and I would follow his advice. He and your regular doctor can keep this under control.
Beautiful answer by Nitu Ram D!!  (+ info)

Will a cats pupils react to light if they have retinal degeneration?

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My cat was recently diagnosed with retinal degeneration. It was brought on by an excessive dosage of Baytril. (prescribed by an ER vet) He seems to have some vision left. He almost seems to have tunnel vision or to be far sighted. His pupils are very large at night and will stay that way, but when he is in natural light they retract back down to normal. Is this a sign that he does still have some vision?
My cat had detached retina and was blind for a few days. During that time his pupils stayed the same size. The Vet was able to prescribe something that restored his sight. We must give it to him every day but we don't mind. You might ask your Vet about that.  (+ info)

is it Possible to Implant a retina in a person who is suffering from Retinal Degeneration?

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Yes, I had a friend who had that done. It just takes ages to wait for a donor. He waited 16 years.  (+ info)

Can someone be a good LASIK candidate with eye floaters or retinal degeneration?

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Short answer - yes.

As good as you can see with your glasses is basically the best you can expect as a result from surgery.

If the retinal degeneration has resulted in poor vision with your spectacles, LASIK will only make you see as well WITHOUT glasses, as you did prior to surgery WITH them.

Most people have floaters that they will notice at times, they usually don't impact on vision so won't affect your LASIK result.  (+ info)

correlation between blood thinners & retinal degeneration; is there any?

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I think there may be.
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does any one know someone who can help me with stem cell rsrch for someone with retinal degeneration?

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my wife has high myopia, pigmentary changes in the macula area, exatropia, which is causing heavy nystagmus and retinal degeneration. She is 23 and legally blind with correction, during her child hood she went everywhere including john hopkins with no results, now I am reading about stem cell research for retinal problems but can't find anyone to point me in a direction to see if it would or could help her and how to get the help she needs, any help would be great
http://www.stemnews.com/archives/000121.html  (+ info)

What is the cure for Corticobasal degeneration? Are there speciality surgeries for this ailment? If so, where?

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My father could be diagnosed for Corticobasal degeneration. He has rigidity in his right palm due to nervous weakness. His tends to move his head up and down while looking at something and when asked, he would say, "I am trying to adjust my vision." There is a retinal leakage in his right eye and doctors (in India, where he is living) have suggested laser surgery soon to clot the leakage. He is a chronic diabetic (for the last 33 years, since he was 24). Most physicians he has visited have so far only suspected him to have Parkinson's disorder, except one (a neurophysician), who seems to have done more comprehensive diagnosis to suspect Parkinson plus-level disorder and possibly Corticobasal degeneration. I really hope there is a medical center that provides cure/surgery for this ailment. I would love to hear from anyone who knows of possible places (preferably near Bay Area or Wisconsin), to this affect.
Look around your area to find the best place where they can help.  (+ info)

What type of accidents can cause retinal detachment in both eyes?

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I am writing a story, and I would like to know what accidents (preferably sporting injuries) can lead to sudden permanent blindness in both eyes. The character it happens to, if it makes a difference, is a teenage girl. I have looked into retinal detachment, but that seems to occur over time. This is my first question, so I don't know how this works, but I would love a good answer.
I've had my retina partially detacked and had lazer surgery to correct it. I use to play baseball and softball. Getting hit in the head with balls, bats, all sorts of stuff can cause it. Just really getting hit in the head really hard. It doesn't all tear at once. It takes a long time. I guess unless you get hit like super hard. Several of the times with the batting cage accidents were right on the side of my head and knocked me out cold.  (+ info)

What are the possible causes of retinal cysts?

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Or, is there anyone with personal experience of retinal cysts? Friend of mine has retinal cysts, many in the left eye, 1 or 2 in the right eye. Yes, he's lived in various countries in Africa so parasites are potentially to blame. But, if so, which ones? Is there anything other than parasites that it could be? Cited articles preferred – thanks.
Most retinal cysts are caused by heredity. I really don't know of any other causes. This disorder is called retinoschisis and is predominately found in males.

There is oodles of information of this on the web, some links are:
http://www.kellogg.umich.edu/patientcare/conditions/retinoschisis.html
http://children.webmd.com/Retinoschisis
http://www.cigna.com/healthinfo/nord517.html
http://www.mdsupport.org/library/juvenile.html
http://www.ijo.in/article.asp?issn=0301-4738;year=2001;volume=49;issue=4;spage=265;epage=6;aulast=Gopal
http://www.retinaaustralia.com.au/MD.htm

Some pages cover more than this eye specific disorder so you need to page down to the part labelled retinoschisis.  (+ info)

What are the treatment for low eyes pressure after retinal detachment surgery?

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My friend's dad had surgery for retinal detachment, then he had some complications. Now his pressure in the eyes are really low, he has to keep taking hormone to keep his eyes pressure. Are there any other treatments for his low eyes pressure? Thanks!
My friend's dad had surgery for retinal detachment, then he had some complications. Now his pressure in the eyes are really low, he has to keep taking hormone or steroids to keep his eyes pressure up. Are there any other treatments for his low eyes pressure comparing to taking steroids? Thanks!
Sometimes surgery is necessary, but usually they put people on Pred Forte, which is an ophthalmic steroid. Sometimes, people's eye pressure goes up when they are on steroids, either systemic or ophthalmic, so they put them on this in hopes that the pressure will go up.  (+ info)

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