There are two types of blindness that I deal with; legal and complete. Diabetic retinopathy can cause both types while macular degeneration generally causes just legal blindness. Other types of vision loss are actually perceived; what I call "refractive" blindness and psychological blindness. Legal blindness is defined as vision worse than 20/200, but it does not mean that there is total … [Read more...]
Diabetic Retinopathy Vs. Macular Degeneration (Part 1 of 2)
September 14, 2009 By 2 Comments
Happy Monday! Today's post starts a comparison between macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy. Both diseases have the possibility of causing severe vision loss, but MOST PATIENTS WITH EITHER DISEASE MAINTAIN GOOD USEFUL VISION THROUGH THEIR LIFETIME! If you remember anything about this post, remember this. Neither disease is necessarily an impairment or disability. 1. The NO. 1 … [Read more...]
