(www.PreserveMacForte.com) A national charity in the U.K. is offering to assist people living with age-related macular degeneration to learn skills that can help them to keep their independence, reported This Is The West Country recently.
According to the article, the Macular Society has volunteer assistance who are available to instruct AMD patients in eccentric viewing as well as steady eye methods. Such techniques can help people to make the post of whatever vision they have left. People in and around Camborne will have access to the training.
Age-related macular degeneration adversely impacts central vision and is the leading cause of vision impairment in the UK, according to the article. People who have the eye ailment can have difficulty with everyday things such as watching TV, walking, reading, cooking and recognizing the faces of people they know.
The article noted that the practical skills are imparted one on one at now cost and can enable people to make optimal use of their peripheral vision. Bernard Lee, a volunteer trainer, said in the article that, as an AMD patient himself, he can impart techniques to help others to make the most of the vision they have remaining. Cleon Hutton, manager of Macular Society Re:vision, said in the article that the training is a positive development for people in the region living with AMD. Hutton explained that the training offers people a good opportunity to pick up a new skill that will enable them to continue to live “their daily lives” independently.