Thank you for your reply, and for your efforts on behalf of all of us to get information.
I am nearly 78, with still early stage dry AMD, progressing slowly for over 15 years. I eat healthfully, heavy in vegies, and take Ocuvite (or it's equivalent) most days, as advised consistently by docs. My concerns arise because my physical self follows my late father more and more as I age, including non-lethal senescent degeneration. I've even gradually stopped looking like Mom, and now look more like Dad's twin! And HE eventually had wet in both eyes, injections for several years, ultimately not enough vision to be useful. He was a lifelong optician, therefore knowledgeable and conscientious about eye health. But essentially blind. And that was a major contributor to his giving up and dying after a long and active life (retiring in his 80's). While he actively fought his MD, he lost the battle. If modern medicine can prevent my decline taking the same course, then I'm eager to exploit that. But I need my eye docs to keep up at least as much as I do. This is not a rare disease, and people are not dying younger. So I strive to learn as much as I can, which I'll then use to mine my doc's knowledge and skills, and inspire her to actively keep improving. And just maybe be able to read and write in this forum when I'm in my mid-nineties. (Longevity runs in both sides of my family. Along with the non-fatal declines that rob life of its quality -- including sight and mobility.) So thank you for contributing to "the cure on the horizon" -- for alĺ of us. Knowledge is key; it's why we all subscribe to Mayo Clinic Connect.