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Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) Awareness Month
Follow the American Academy of Ophthalmology's seven essential steps to take control of your eye health and reduce your risk of AMD.
Step #7- Know your family’s eye health history
If you have a close relative with AMD, you have a 50 percent greater chance of developing the condition. Before your next eye exam, speak with your family about their eye health history. You may need more frequent eye exams based on your family history. https://www.aao.org/eye-health/tips-prevention/family-reunions.

Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) Awareness Month
Follow the American Academy of Ophthalmology's seven essential steps to take control of your eye health and reduce your risk of AMD.
Step #6- Monitor your sight with an Amsler Grid
This simple, daily routine takes less than one minute and can help people with AMD save more of their vision. Using this grid is essential to finding any vision changes that are not obvious, so you can report them to your ophthalmologist. https://www.aao.org/eye-health/tips-prevention/facts-about-amsler-grid-daily-vision-test

Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) Awareness Month
Follow the American Academy of Ophthalmology's seven essential steps to take control of your eye health and reduce your risk of AMD.
Step #4- Take the right kind of vitamins
Vitamins can delay progression of advanced AMD and help people keep their vision longer if they have intermediate AMD or advanced AMD in one eye. But make sure it’s the right combination of vitamins. A recent study found that some of the top-selling products do not contain identical ingredient dosages to eye vitamin formulas proven effective in clinical trials.