Macular Degeneration : The Complete Guide to Saving and Maximizing Your Sight

15.5 million Americans have age-related macular degeneration.
The disease will strike 200,000 more people this year.
It is the most prevalent cause of vision loss in the western world.
And most people have never heard of it . . . until now.

Dr. Lylas Mogk, the founding director of the Visual Rehabilitation and Research Center of Michigan and a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology's Low-Vision Rehabilitation Committee, has a unique professional and personal understanding of macular degeneration. A doctor and loving daughter of a parent with this frightening though manageable condition, Mogk here explains the ailment and how to take steps to limit its effect on your life. Reassuring and comprehensive--complete with illuminating first-person stories of people with ARMD--Macular Degeneration will help you or someone you love with the newest information on

- Reducing your risk factors
- Experimental treatments and research
- Coping with depression and frustration
- Visual rehabilitation to help you read better, see better, and live independently
- What families and friends can do to help
- Eye-healthy recipes that could help save your eyes

Plus a special appendix listing national vision and self-help organizations to contact for information and support!

Lylas G. Mogk, M.D., is a practicing ophthalmologist and founding Director of the Visual Rehabilitation and Research Center of Michigan, part of the Henry Ford Health System. Dr. Mogk is a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology's Low Vision Rehabilitation Committee. She lives in Grosse Pointe with her husband, John, and her father, Charles R. Good, who has advanced macular degeneration. Despite his severe vision loss, Dr. Mogk's father lives a full and active life following the principles presented in this book.

Marja Mogk is a freelance writer and editor based in Berkeley, California. She worked for several years in social welfare counseling and maintains an active interest in this field. She is Lylas and John Mogk's daughter.