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Eye Conditions | Last Active: Jan 13 5:03pm | Replies (18)
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I didn't realize you could lose vision from dry AMD. Huh. Also, the good news for dry AMD sufferers is that statistically you have a better chance of it not progressing to wet 80%, I believe. A lot has to do with genetics. Since nobody, parents, siblings, aunts, uncles, cousins, grands in my family have it, I was told both my parents must have had the recessive gene. Lucky me!
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mostlyjackie; I was diagnosed with wet AMD in right eye and dry AMD in left eye in August, 2022. I receive injections in the wet eye. However I'm losing central vision in the dry eye. Other than a healthy diet and vitamins there's nothing to be done for the dry. No one in my family has had AMD.
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Dry can progress to GA. They finally have injections but who wants those. I'll do what I have to keep my good central vision but I worry much that I have it too young for a cure to benefit me 10-15 years down the road. Thank God dry is slow progressing. I have reD that intermediate dry can remain stable for decades. My specialist seems to think mine will not affect me for decades. All I can do is stay thin, healthy, and eat for my heart and eyes.
My research shows that dry can go wet at any stage. Keep all appointments and monitor your vision. If you see a change call your specialist ASAP.