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To: Albion Wilde

Thanks.

“If you wait, you will not be getting any younger or any better.” — that’s what I’m worried about. I’ve been going back to the doc about every six months to see what’s going on and make sure things aren’t deteriorating. So far, things are stable.

I’ve got a well-know and respected retina doc. I trust him to know the best and latest techniques. It’s surprising the best technique is a manual scraping of a couple of microns of the scar tissue!


31 posted on 06/11/2024 9:07:12 AM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom (“When exposing a crime is treated like a crime, you are being ruled by criminals” – Edward Snowden)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom
One of my relatives has had it done several times, all some years before turning 80.

Here is another thread on today's forum:

More evidence suggests regular consumption of melatonin can reduce chances of age-related macular degeneration

32 posted on 06/11/2024 9:38:23 AM PDT by Albion Wilde (Either ‘the Deep State destroys America, or we destroy the Deep State.’ --Donald Trump)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom
I’ve got a well-know and respected retina doc. I trust him to know the best and latest techniques.

You may be 100% right about him. But knowing about a technique and practicing it well and/or often are separate things. Some golfers are good at long drive shots on the fairway. Others are good at chip shots or putting. Only champions are good at all the techniques all the time. Like I said, he may well be in the champion category. But it's worth considering.

Pardon me for harping. I took care of both my parents as they got older. Knowing a medical doc for a long time and trusting them because they already knew them became a circular habit and caused them both unnecessary pain and cost them what could have been quite a few more good years. By the time their condition was literally killing them, it was too late. It's part of getting old; not wanting to keep pushing on.

33 posted on 06/11/2024 9:47:52 AM PDT by Albion Wilde (Either ‘the Deep State destroys America, or we destroy the Deep State.’ --Donald Trump)
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