Name
Estelle Brodie
Born
Feb 1939
Home
Johannesburg, South Africa
Diagnosis
Wet ARMD
Eyes Affected
Left
Eye Color
Blue
Age at Diagnosis
60
Visual Acuity
Still excellent - dont know the numbers.
Treatment
Laser photocoagulation.
Prognosis or Current State of
Vision
Ophthalmologist gives odds of 50/50 to stay the same. I am lucky
to have had early diagnosis. I saw the "blob" in my vision 5 weeks
ago, and was treated within 10 days.
Family History
None, but mother died young.
Impact on My Life
Minimal; I need to use glasses for driving.
Positive Effects
Awareness of my mortality.
Adaptations
Have got to eat spinach now.
Working
Retired.
More About Me
Married, with 4 children. I used to complain that none of them has
my blue eyes, but now I am delighted.
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