Macular Degeneration Eye Specialist Adelaide | Dr Swati Sinkar

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What is Macular Degeneration ?
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What is Macular Degeneration And How Can it be
Treated?

• According to the Australian Institute of Health
  and Welfare, it is estimated that over 240,000
  people in Australia suffer from macular
  degeneration.
• Also known as age-related macular degeneration
  (AMD), this is a group of degenerative eye
  diseases that severely impacts on vision and can,
  if untreated, lead to legal blindness.
• In Australia, the month of May is designated as
  Macular Degeneration Awareness Month.

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What are the symptoms of macular degeneration?

• Age-related Macular Degeneration most commonly
  affects people who are aged over 50.
• Macular degeneration affects eyesight in a number
  of ways.
• The disease can also mean that you have
  difficulty in recognizing faces, and straight
  lines may appear as being bent or wavy.

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What causes macular degeneration?

• Genetic, lifestyle and environmental factors can
  all contribute to the onset of macular
  degeneration.
• There is also a hereditary risk of AMD, which
  means that if your parents or siblings have AMD,
  then you are at increased risk of having the
  condition too.
• People who smoke are also more susceptible to
  developing the disease.

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Macular degeneration occurs in stages, each of
which has its own underlying physiological causes
and symptoms

• Early and intermediate stage
• Late stage

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Macular degeneration can also be divided into two
types

• Dry (Atrophic) macular degeneration
• Wet (NeoVascular) macular degeneration

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Can macular deterioration be prevented?

• There are steps that you can take that will
  reduce the risk of developing macular
  deterioration-
• Eat well
• Stay fit
• Stop smoking
• Protect yourself from the sun

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How is macular degeneration treated?

• Early detection is essential in the treatment of
  macular degeneration, which is why it is strongly
  recommended that you have an eye examination with
  your Ophthalmologist regularly at least every
  two years if you are over 50 years of age, or
  every year once you reach the age of 65.
• It is also important to understand that while AMD
  is associated with getting older, it is not an
  inevitable consequence of ageing, and so you
  should always seek professional advice if you
  notice any deterioration in your sight.

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Talk to your Ophthalmologist to find out
more about macular degeneration

• Dr Swati Sinkar is one of the leading eye
  specialists in Adelaide who provides high quality
  services across Adelaide and Adelaide suburbs at
  a various clinics, such as Eyemedics (Wayville),
  Kingswood Eye Centre and Salisbury Eye Clinic.
• If you are concerned that you may be developing
  macular degeneration or AMD or want to arrange a
  checkup of your overall eye health, you will
  first need a referral from your GP. Once you have
  this, you can then arrange an appointment
  directly with any of the clinics at which Dr
  Sinkar consults (your GP or optometrist may do
  this on your behalf), or you can email to find
  out more.

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