Helpful Reading for Age-Related Macular Degeneration

The First Year: Age-Related Macular Degeneration: An Essential Guide for the Newly Diagnosed by Daniel L. Roberts, Marlowe & Company, September 2006.
An essential resource for those who want to be an informed, active participant in the management of their condition.

The Macular Degeneration Sourcebook: A Guide for Patients and Families by Bert Glaser, M.D. and Lester A. Picker, Ed.D., Addicus Books, October 2001.
Offers answers to many commonly asked questions about treatment, symptoms and causes of macular degeneration, diagnosis, emotional impact, choosing the right physician, newest treatment options, ways to slow progress, the importance of nutrition and general health, and how to adapt the home and workplace.

Overcoming Macular Degeneration: A Guide to Seeing Beyond the Clouds by Yale Solomon, M.D., Harper Paperbacks, February 2000.
Offers a compassionate and understanding look at both the medical and human side of macular degeneration and ways to meet the challenge of its impact on everyday life.

Macular Degeneration: The Complete Guide to Saving and Maximizing Your Sight by Lylas G. Mogk, M.D. and Marja Mogk, Ph.D., Random House Publishing Group, January 2003.
Relates personal experiences of people with age-related macular degeneration; includes information on reducing risk factors, new technology, nutrition, low vision aids, coping with depression and frustration, and active online communities for those with macular degeneration.

Living Well with Macular Degeneration: Practical Tips and Essential Information by Bruce P. Rosenthal and Kate Kelly, Penguin Putnam Inc., April 2001.
Offers information, advice and support to those with age-related macular degeneration, including information on low vision devices and a list of organizations and resources that can provide services, discounts and low vision products.

Protect Your Sight: How to Save Your Vision in the Epidemic of Age-Related Macular Degeneration by James C. Folk, M.D. and Mark E. Wilkinson, O.D., Medrounds Publications, March 2006.
This book describes age-related macular degeneration, research on causes and treatments, what is needed to fight the disease and how to save vision. It discusses lifestyle changes, the right foods, multivitamins and medications that may reduce the risk of vision loss, and how to maximize remaining vision.  

Coping with Vision Loss: Maximizing What You Can See and Do by Bill G. Chapman, Ed.D., Hunter House Inc., March 2001.
This book provides information and guidance on improving life through visual rehabilitation. It includes facts about eyes and vision, the causes and forms of blindness, as well as the new skills the partially-sighted person must learn. Specific approaches and devices are covered in depth.

Macular Degeneration Research Publications

The following publications from AHAF can provide you with more information:

Living with Macular Degeneration

Macular Degeneration: The Essential Facts

Safety and the Older Driver

Last Reviewed On: 09/26/08