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COVERTO COME

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Copyright 2009, Dr. Paul Krawitz and Vitamin Science Inc., Huntington, NY11743

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Table of Contents

Introduction .....................................................................5

1. Macular Degeneration Overview......................................7 Visual Acuity...................................................................................................11 Fundus Examination ........................................................................................12 Fundus Photography........................................................................................12 OCT...............................................................................................................13 Fluorescein Angiography .................................................................................13

2. Myopic Macular Degeneration........................................15 The Amsler Grid..............................................................................................16

3. Lutein, Zeaxanthin and Beta-Carotene...........................17The Ground-Breaking Lutein Antioxidant Supplementation Trial .......................19

Protective Effects of Lutein and Zeaxanthin....................................................20 A Double Benefit ........................................................................................20 Additional Benefits of Zeaxanthin on Mental Performance .............................20 The Latest Research ....................................................................................21

4. Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Macular Degeneration............22How do Omega-3 Fatty Acids Help Prevent Macular Degeneration? .................23

Who Should Take Omega-3 Fatty Acids based on the current study?..............23 How does this study compare with AREDS (Age-Related Eye Disease Study)?..23

5. Avastin and Lucentis Injection Treatment for Macular Degeneration ..............................................25

6. The Genetics of Macular Degeneration............................28 Where It Started..............................................................................................28 Don’t Know Genes? Here’s a Simple Explanation ...............................................29 The First Big Breakthrough ...............................................................................29 Other Important Information.............................................................................30 What The Macula Risk Test Can and Cannot Do ................................................31

7. Macular Degeneration Quiz............................................32

8. Dry Eye Syndrome .........................................................35 Dry Eye Syndrome Symptoms and Signs.........................................................36 Causes of Dry Eye .........................................................................................36

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Table of Contents (con’t)

Diagnosis of Dry Eye Syndrome .....................................................................37 New Treatments Bring More Comfort to Dry Eyes............................................37 Conserving Your Tears ...............................................................................37 Nutritional Support....................................................................................38 Clinical Trials of Dry Eye Drugs : ................................................................38

9. “Laser” Cataract Surgery..............................................39

10. Intraocular Lens Choices ..............................................41 Basic Monofocal Lens................................................................................ 41 Multifocal Lenses .......................................................................................42 ReZoom and ReSTOR multifocal intraocular lens implants..............................42

Flexible Accommodating Crystalens ...........................................................43 Toric Intraocular Lens Implant — For Patients with High Astigmatism............44

11. Clear Lensectomy: The Lasik Alternative.......................45 There are several benefits to Clear Lensectomy.............................................46

12. Why do Flomax commercials contain a warning about Cataract Surgery? ............................47

13. Diabetes Mellitus and The Eye......................................49What is Diabetic Retinopathy?.....................................................................50

Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy (PDR) .......................................................51

14. Lasik and Laser Refractive Surgery ..............................54You Can’t Have It All...................................................................................54

Different Types of Laser Vision Correction ....................................................56Lasik .....................................................................................................56

Epi-Lasik................................................................................................56 PRK.......................................................................................................56

15. Why a Proper Contact Lens Fitting Isn’t Free.................58

16. Why Pro Athletes Wear Contact Lenses ........................59

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INTRODUCTION

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Introduction

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“As an ophthalmologist, and more generally as a physician, I see myself not only as being in charge of providing the best possible care that is based upon the most up-to-date research, I also make sure that my patients are as educatedas they can be.”

Introduction

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What is The Macula?

CHAPTER 1Macular Degeneration Overview

Macular Degeneration Overview

Introduction

What is the Macula?What Is Macular Degeneration?How Does Wet Macular Degeneration Occur?How to Test Your Vision With An Amsler Grid?Why Did I Get It? How Do I Know If It’s Getting Worse? I Do About It Now?

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What is Macular Degeneration?

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Macular Degeneration Overview

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How Does Wet Macular Degeneration Occur?

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Macular Degeneration Overview

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How to Test Your Vision With An Amsler Grid

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1. Wear your reading glasses2. Hold the Amsler grid at a normal reading distance3. Cover one eye.4. Look at the dot in the center of the grid5. Note how the lines and squares appear6. Test the other eye in the same manner

Macular Degeneration Overview

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Visual Acuity

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Macular Degeneration Overview

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Macular Degeneration Overview

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formula to newer and more advanced formulas with Lutein and Zeaxanthin, compounds that have been shown in some patients to improve vision, to a cut-ting edge formula based upon the newest AREDS2 research by the National Eye Institute.

supplements for both smokers and non-smokers than any other company in the world.

vitamins. It is the only thing we do.

sourced ingredients for the greatest biological effect and least number of side effects. Most eye vitamins from the large pharmaceutical companies use Synthetic Vitamin E.

VisiVite i-Defense line of formulas is color-coded for simplicity.

-facturing laboratory is one a select number that had attained GMP Cer-tification. Additionally, each individual lot is independently tested by an outside laboratory for purity and potency.

Macular Degeneration Overview

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CHAPTER 2Myopic Macular Degeneration

Myopic Macular Degeneration

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Forms of Myopic Macular Degeneration

The Amsler Grid

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CHAPTER 3Lutein, Zeaxanthin and Beta-Carotene

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Protective Effects of Lutein and Zeaxanthin-

A Double Benefit

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Additional Benefits of Zeaxanthin on Mental Performance

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Lutein, Zeaxanthin and Beta-Carotene

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The Latest Research-

Lutein, Zeaxanthin and Beta-Carotene

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CHAPTER 4Omega-3 Fatty Acids

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Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Macular Degeneration

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Who Should Take Omega-3 Fatty Acids based on the current study?

How does this study compare withAREDS (Age-Related Eye Disease Study)?

Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Macular Degeneration

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Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Macular Degeneration

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CHAPTER 5Avastin and Lucentis Injection

Treatment for Macular Degeneration

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CHAPTER 6The Genetics of Macular Degeneration

The Genetics of Macular DegenerationFigure 9

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Don’t Know Genes? Here’s a Simple Explanation-

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The Genetics of Macular Degeneration

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What The Macula Risk Test Can and Cannot Do

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CHAPTER 7 Macular Degeneration QuizDo you think you know the important facts about macular degeneration? Take the following QUIZ and check your score!

Taking half the dosage of VisiVite macular degeneration supplements per day has some benefit, but not as much as taking the full dose.TRUE OR FALSE?

The benefits of taking VisiVitenutritional supplementation formacular degeneration are usually seen by one month.TRUE OR FALSE?

The carotenoids Lutein andZeaxanthin were not included in the National Eye Institute’s Age-Related Eye Disease Study because they were not shown to be beneficial.TRUE OR FALSE?

Centrum Silver has many more vitamins in it than VisiVite supplements and so is probably more effective against eye disease.TRUE OR FALSE?

Only the “wet” form of macular degeneration can cause severevision loss.TRUE OR FALSE?

The high doses of beta-carotene in VisiVite macular degenerationsupplements can cause osteoporosis and has been linked to increasedfrequency of hip fractures in women.TRUE OR FALSE?

While the high level of Vitamin E in VisiVite macular degenerationsupplements was found to bebeneficial to ocular health, it was also shown to increase cardiac events and reduce lifespan.TRUE OR FALSE?

There is no successful treatment for wet macular degeneration.TRUE OR FALSE?

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Macular Degeneration Quiz

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Macular Degeneration Quiz Answers

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Macular Degeneration Quiz Answers

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CHAPTER 8Dry Eye Syndrome

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Dry Eye Syndrome Symptoms and Signs

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Conserving Your Tears

Dry Eye Syndrome

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CHAPTER 9“Laser” Cataract Surgery

“Laser” Cataract Surgery

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CHAPTER 10Intraocular Lens Choices

Intraocular Lens Choices

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Toric Intraocular Lens Implant— For Patients with High Astigmatism

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CHAPTER 11Clear Lensectomy:

The Lasik Alternative

Clear Lensectomy: The Lasik Alternative

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CHAPTER 12Why do Flomax commercials containa warning about Cataract Surgery?

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CHAPTER 13Diabetes Mellitus and The Eye

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1. Obtain Hemoglobin A1c levels every three months.

Diabetes Mellitus and The Eye

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2. Watch Your Diet and Your Weight

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Diabetes Mellitus and The Eye

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4. Get regular eye examinations

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CHAPTER 14Lasik and Laser Refractive Surgery

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Lasik and Laser Refractive Surgery

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CHAPTER 15Why a Proper

Contact Lens Fitting Isn’t Free

Why a Proper Conttact Lens Fitting Isn’t Free

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CHAPTER 16.Why Pro Athletes Wear Contact Lenses

a natural field of view.

vision, and they reduce distortions that you get with eyeglasses.

by mud or rain.

your activities.

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with contact lenses, they have the ability to provide clearer vision than eyeglasses.

Why Pro Athletes Wear Contact Lenses

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