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Visually impaired educator and musician offers a month-by-month guide to coping with this progressive retinal disease and related conditions. Discusses…
causes and characteristics, strategies for slowing its progression, and treatment options. Covers lifestyle issues such as traveling, staying healthy, combating boredom and depression, and navigating daily tasks. Includes resources. 2006.
Two ophthalmologists and an optometrist provide an "owner's manual for your eyes." They describe vision changes that occur over time…
and health problems that affect the ability to see. Topics include coping with low vision, eye trauma and emergencies, glaucoma, cataracts, and age-related macular degeneration. 1998.
A physician explains the physical changes that occur in women prior to menopause during the period called "perimenopause." Details symptoms,…
body functions, and treatments--including medical and herbal--that are available and may help women make a comfortable transition to their next stage of life. 2000.
Drawing on anthropological, medical, historical, and literary sources, Germaine Greer passionately argues that "the change" need not be a dreaded…
tragedy, but rather, a spiritual liberation of women. Among her arguments, she questions estrogen replacement therapy, and goes on to propose a new "art" of aging through menopause. 1991.
When Aldous Huxley was sixteen, an eye disease left him with defective vision. Years later he discovered the method of…
visual re-education invented by Dr Bates. Huxley's vision improved dramatically, and in this book he describes the eye exercises of the Bates method (still in use today), and explores Bates' theory of the relationship between mental wellbeing and clarity of vision. 1994.
Third edition of guide for families whose members suffer from dementia. Covers a wide array of related social, medical, psychological,…
financial, and legal problems and suggests possible solutions. Includes information on hospice and assisted facility care and advances in medical research. c1999.
Information about the eyes; sections on nutrition, herbal therapies, and homeopathic remedies. Discusses disorders of the eye and visual system,…
conventional treatments and self-treatments, eye care techniques, and refractive surgeries and vision therapies. c2011.
Rosenblat believes most people worry needlessly about things that aren't important, thereby taking years off their lives. Rosenblat gives advice…
on how to keep things in perspective and live life to the fullest in 54 humorous pieces. 2000.
Ophthalmologists describe the way the eye works and its common afflictions and related health matters, including macular degeneration and diabetic…
retinopathy. They discuss treatments such as Lasik surgery; provide tips on living with visual impairments; and answer common questions about sight, surgery, and medications. 2009.
One of the world's leading experts helps you navigate through glaucoma from diagnosis to the many treatment options. This landmark…
patient handbook stands out as both authoritative and readable, providing the critical information necessary to help patients. 2011.
AMD affects one million Canadians, yet it is still poorly understood and causes much anxiety to those diagnosed with it.…
Will I go blind? Will I be able to lead a normal life? Can I be cured? Addresses these and other questions to help in understanding the impact of AMD in everyday life. Describes the latest research and new treatments under development which hold promise for the future. 2010.
There is now an increasing awareness of the complex challenges posed by the expanding aging population in North America. When…
our parents reach a certain age and have difficulty coping, we find ourselves wondering how to provide them with the kind of love, care, support, and attention they need, just as they have done for us all our lives. This book offers crucial advice to help you, a new Vulnerability Index to measure what level of need your parents may have right now, as well as a financial planning section and resource directory. 2013.
The book is a guide to leading a longer, healthier and more fulfilling and productive life, incorporating information from recent…
studies and anecdotal information from new interviews that Dr. Dembe conducted for the book. 2003.
The author is an ophthalmologist specializing in macular degeneration who was diagnosed with the condition in one eye in 1990…
and the other eye in 1997. He uses this combination of experiences to provide detailed information, advice, and reassurance in this guide for others with the disease. 2000.
In this first comprehensive book written for the patient with nystagmus and those who care for them, the topics include…
What causes nystagmus, How to get a good diagnosis, How nystagmus affects daily vision, and What various treatments are available, including optical aids, vision therapy, drugs, and a review of the recently developed tenotomy procedure. Also covers surgery, and includes references for further study and an extensive glossary and index. 2008.
A complete guide to macular degeneration, including information on the symptoms and causes of AMD; the latest research on medical…
treatments and vision rehabilitation; how diet, exercise, and other lifestyle changes can help slow the progress of AMD; devices that aid readings, driving and other everyday activities; glossary and resource list. 2001.
Retina specialists describe the risks, symptoms, diagnosis techniques, treatments, and emotional impact of macular degeneration. They explain the differences between…
the dry and wet versions of the disease, discuss hallucinations called Charles Bonnet syndrome, and assess available low-vision tools. c2012.
If you are among the millions of people around the world who suffer from age-related macular degeneration (ARMD), or if…
you care for someone who does, this book offers realistic hope and practical advice based on the latest medical research and personal experience. Dr. D'Amato, an ophthalmologist and pioneer in macular degeneration research, and Joan Snyder, a writer who has ARMD, explain what ARMD is, how it is diagnosed, and how it progresses. They also discuss the questions you need to ask when considering treatment, how to determine whether an alternative treatment could be harmful or helpful, and how to maintain your lifestyle while managing the challenges of ARMD. 2000.