So just been to the opticians for my biannual check up.
It all got a bit worrying as I noticed a "Shadow" on one of the retina pics and I noticed the behaviour change in the optician when they saw it too ... and the extra checks they have never done before.
I got really worried at the point she turned off her monitor before turning around to talk to me
But apparently its most likely nothing serious, I have some wear on my retina that needs checking out properly. The optician told me its not unusual.... in people over 65!
So at 34 I most likely have
Age Related Macular Degeneration. If this is the final diagnosis I am going to campaign to get the name shortened a bit
She recommended I start to get used to wearing sunglasses, I asked if I short get used to walking a dog too
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you're ARMED.
Lots of information and support via the macular society.
As I understand it early diagnosis should mean it's treatable; elderly people often just accept they are losing sight with age and don't get frequent checks so it's too late to treat.
Hope its all okay
Any symptoms before the diagnosis?
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All the best fella
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So apparently there are two types.
Dry ARMD is just general wear or pigment changes, almost like a scaring or a mole on the retina, no treatment, but it shouldn't change dramatically either. Its its solar damage it should be this one and getting used to sunglasses should help prevent further damage.
Wet ARMD is to to with blood vessels in the eye. It can happen a lot quicker and cause more loss of sight but is quite treatable if caught early. It is usually treated with a course of eye injections which sound horrific but I am sure its not really a small drill bit going right through the middle
So either way, I will probably always have this fuzzy blur in my right eye and a feeling that my glases are not quite clean enough, but there is no reason to worry about it getting worse just yet
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