Name
Dan Roberts (Director, MD Support)
Born
7-21-46
Home
Kansas City MO
Diagnosis
Central Serous Retinopathy (CSR)
Eyes Affected
Both eyes.
Eye Color
Blue
Age at Diagnosis
48
Visual Acuity
20/400 (left), 20/40 corrected (right).
Treatment
Following all known precautions for protecting retinal health of remaining eye. Keeping stress level as low as possible, since hyperadrenalism is thought to be a cause of CSR. Cataract surgery in "good" eye in 2021.
Prognosis or Current State of
Vision
Progressive central vision loss.
Family History
Paternal great grandmother blind from unknown causes. Maternal great grandmother lost vision from cataracts. Mother had cataracts and showed symptoms of retinal disease, but died at age 59 without a diagnosis.
Impact on My Life
This disease motivated me to retire from public school music
teaching and church music ministry to run my own performing arts
academy. This allowed me to devote time to educating others about
visual impairment.
Positive Effects
Building the Internet MD Community and making its resources
available to the general public has been my self-imposed therapy. I have also learned to prepare for the worst, expect the best, and live well in the present.
Adaptations
Increased lighting, magnification, extra pairs of glasses with
different prescriptions for different needs, limited
driving, use of text-to-speech software when eyes get tired.
Working
Retired in 1995 after many years in public school teaching, church music ministry, and director of my performing arts academy. Now work full time as director of MD Support and editor-in-chief at Prevent Blindness Association.
More About Me
Married since 1968 to Christina. Three grown children, seven
grandchildren, and one great-grandchild. Favorite pastimes: traveling, playing the piano, oil painting, and writing.
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