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    • FEBRUARY 13, 2018
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    Macular Degeneration Patient Attends First NHL Game In Washington, D.C.

    First Sight At Hockey Game Lannie was excited to attend his first hockey game in Washington, D.C. The Capitals beat the Flyers in an action packed game. Lannie, has macular degneration which effects his central vision. Low Vision Specialists of Maryland & Virginia created this special night out for Lannie. Using custom telescope glasses andRead more
    • SEPTEMBER 17, 2015
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    Macular Degeneration is it Hereditary?

    Article from the IALVS Blog July 2015: A patient called in to an IALVS doctor’s office concerned their mother lost vision from Macular Degeneration before she died and now that the patient was age 65, she was concerned she may get it. There is an increased risk if a parent or sibling has the disease

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    • MAY 13, 2014
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    Macular Degeneration

    Macular Degeneration

    What is AMD? Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a disease of the retina. End-Stage AMD is the most advanced form of the disease and the leading cause of irreversible vision loss and legal blindness in individuals over the age of 65. In early, less advanced AMD, visual symptoms are generally mild and may or may

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    • JANUARY 6, 2015
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    Macular Degeneration

    Macular degeneration is a chronic eye disease resulting in visual disturbances or loss of vision (if other visual disturbances combine) and is usually age related. The loss of vision occurs due to the damage to the retina of eyes, specifically macula, which is the center of visual field. Signs and Symptoms of Macular Degeneration TheRead more