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Stargardt Disease Defined
In rare cases–one in 20,000–macular degeneration is diagnosed in children and teenagers. Of those cases, the most common cause is Stargardt disease, named for Karl Stargardt, a German ophthalmologist who first reported a case in his practice in 1901. Sometimes called Stargardt’s disease, Stargardt affects both eyes and develops sometime between the ages of six and twenty, when kids notice difficulties…
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A Macular Degeneration Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving and other holidays offer challenges and opportunities for those living with macular degeneration. Here are tips and recipes for a healthy and safe holiday.
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Holiday Recipes for Macular Degeneration
Four Recipes for Eye-Healthy Holiday Cooking The holidays—a time of joy, togetherness, and yes, indulgence. Families bond together over food in all kinds of ways…around the holiday table, with food and beverage gifts, and in indulging in sweets and treats that are in abundance this time of year. A Word on Indulgence We all indulge! …
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Pumpkin and Macular Degeneration
Pumpkin is a surprising source of nutrients good for macular degeneration.
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Spinach Watercress Salad
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Eat Right for Your Sight Ep1: Breakfast – Low Vision Cooking
Episode 1: Breakfast – Low Vision Cooking In Episode 1 of Eat Right for Your Sight, Jennifer Trainer Thompson is joined by occupational therapist, Beth Daisy, to create easy breakfast recipes for macular degeneration and to also demonstrate how low vision cooking aids can empower kitchen independence. Beth Daisy, MS, OTRL, CAPS, is a low…
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Eat Right for Your Sight Ep2 – Lunch Recipes for Macular Degeneration
Episode 2: Lunch Recipes for Macular Degeneration In episode 2 of Eat Right for Your Sight, host Jennifer Trainer Thompson is joined first by AMDF founder, Chip Goehring, who shares his own personal journey with getting diagnosed with macular degeneration, and the inspiration to start The American Macular Degeneration Foundation. Next, Matthew Levine, AMDF Director…
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AMD Awareness Pin Inspired “The Creation of a Rug that has Meaning to Me”
Debbie MacIntosh reached out to us earlier this year to ask permission to use the AMD Awareness pin design to create a hooked rug. What follows is Debbie’s inspiration and process in creating the hooked rug from the AMD Awareness pin design in her own words, accompanied by photos of the process. Small edits were…
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Anatomy of a Normal Human Eye
Cornea The transparent “front window” of the eye. It is a thick, nearly circular structure covering the lens. The cornea is an important part of the focusing system of the eye. Pupil The round black hole in the center of the iris. The size of the pupil changes automatically to control the amount of light…
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The American Macular Degeneration Foundation
Here to help you learn about and live with Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD), offering you healthy living tips, the latest information, and ways to honor those touched by macular disease, while supporting researchers working to prevent, treat and cure macular degeneration and Stargardt disease. Here to help you learn about and live with Age-related Macular…