ChatGPT:
It sounds like you're being very proactive in managing your intermediate dry AMD, which is great. The fact that you have two copies of the Y402H variant in CFH does increase your risk, but you're already addressing inflammation and metabolic dysfunction with rapamycin, which is a promising approach based on emerging research.

I read the journals better than my retina trained Balscom Palmer doc because I use ChatGPT for hours on end to help me understand the biochemistry and approaches. I use a preventive med doctor a smart MD who has saved my life. Overall, Preventive medicine has really helpedI. I have avoided surgeries and am healthier and I look much younger. I use the Mayo Clinic as well when I felt I wasn't getting good care and the advice I needed. I am not a take the areds wait decades and see type. I have noticed that my retina doc and the low vision ob are much more negative in attitude towards me even though still intermediate dry and it has been a decade since I was diagnosed. They are smart enough to know my time is coming now since has been a decade but not bright enough to know with my Y402H allelles that shouldn't be taking PreservVision with its high zinc concentration. ChatGPT has advised taking another brand and helped me schedule my low dose rapa with other supplements that stimulate Mtor1 so I wont take in too much.
I cant sit back and take areds2 and when you go to Miami that’s all they will tell you. But you are so lucky to be near Wilmer. The only hope for me right now is stem cells and with my double Y492H alleles which is uncommon but not rare I hope to be a candidate for this. I will make the Wilmer contacts and Wills and Duke when I get my medical genetic results back from VCU . Hopping they will let me in on any clinical trials or clinical advances since I will already be a patient. Well I’ll leave you with my out side the box “ hit ‘em with all you got “ approach to the disease and wish you good luck.