Description
While there is no cure for macular degeneration, Primary Eye Care Associates can detect early signs and prevent the disease from progressing. We are one of the few eye care clinics to provide Macular Pigment Optical Density Testing (MPOD). MPOD allows Dr. Steven Chander to test the pigmentation levels of all his patients at each visit to prevent macular degeneration.
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Macular Degeneration
is a loss of patient's central vision.
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So unlike glaucoma,
where it takes away the peripheral vision,
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Macular Degeneration is actually
quite the opposite in where
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the central vision is obscured or lost.
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And we use our central vision
for everything that we do,
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whether we're
reading or driving or watching TV.
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Sometimes there's a hereditary component.
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A lot of what the studies are showing now
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is a lack of pigmentation
that protects the back part of the eye
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that is actually deteriorated
from screen time.
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Smoking can contribute to Macular
Degeneration as well.
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Typically, in the initiating stages
of Macular Degeneration,
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like most
issues with the human body,
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there's very little to no symptoms
until it manifests and it's too late.
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There really isn't a treatment for Macular
Degeneration in this day and age,
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but controlling
Macular Degeneration is the key element.
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Patient's pigmentation is very important
to be measured at every visit.
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For me, that's like
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a patient with diabetes needing
to know what their sugar levels are.
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We need to know
what our pigment levels are
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in order to prevent
Macular Degeneration.
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We are the only clinic to provide
what's called
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Macular Pigment Optical
Density Testing, or MPOD,
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which we perform
routinely in all of our patients.
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This is from a very young age
to a very senior age as well.
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From there, we're able to tell if there is
an abundance or a lack of pigmentation
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that can contribute to the risk factors
of developing Macular Degeneration.
