For dry age-related macular degeneration with large drusen, combination of vitamin C 500mg, vitamin E 400 IU, zinc oxide 80mg, cupric oxide 2mg, lutein 10mg, and zeaxanthin 2mg reduces progression of vision loss
Smokers will be advised to quit
Patients will be advised to test themselves periodically with Snellen near vision card and Amsler grid to detect drop in vision or perceived distortion of grid lines ("metamorphopsia"), which might signal that...
New blood vessels have grown from choroid into submacular retina ("subretinal neovascularization"), which has led to...
Periodic injections of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) inhbitors into vitreous cavity (yes, really!) slow and sometimes reverse vision loss caused by exudate and bleeding into fovea