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开 本: 大32开纸 张: 胶版纸包 装: 平装是否套装: 否国际标准书号ISBN: 9780345457110
This is one of the rare books in low vision that I could not put
down once I started reading. This book should be read by everyone
with macular degeneration, as well as their families, friends, and
doctors. . . . It will be required reading for all my
residents.
RANDALL JOSE, O.D.
Director, Houston Delta Gamma Low Vision Center
Editor, Understanding Low Vision
An outstanding booknot only educational but inspirational.
Everyone with macular degeneration, their family members, and all
eye care professionals should have a copy.
JOEL A. KRAUT, M.D.
Medical Director, Vision Rehabilitation Service
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
Harvard Medical School
This book should be read, highlighted, and used as a guide by
everyone who has macular degeneration, or is at risk of developing
it.
ROBERT W. MASSOF, Ph.D.
Director, Lions Vision Research and
Rehabilitation Center
Johns Hopkins University — Review
revised and updated with cutting edge research and the latest
developments in the field.
More than fifteen million Americans have age-related
macular degeneration (AMD), and the disease will strike 200,000
more people this year. It is the most prevalent cause of vision
loss in the western world. Dr. Lylas Mogk, the founding director of
the Visual Rehabilitation and Research Center of the Henry Ford
Health System, has a unique professional and personal understanding
of AMD. A doctor and loving daughter of a parent with this
frightening though manageable condition, Mogk here explains exactly
what it is and how to limit its effect on your life. Reassuring and
comprehensive—complete with illuminating first person stories of
people with AMD—Macular Degeneration will help you or
someone you love with information on
? Reducing your risk factors
? Revolutionary new technology, including laser surgery and
alternative treatments
? New research discoveries in nutrition—and eye-healthy
recipes
? The latest low-vision computer software programs
? Coping with depression and frustration
? Active online communities of people with macular
degeneration
Plus a Low Vision Living Rehab program to help you read
better, see better, and live independently!
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