Desperate, just told I have macular eye disease..Do the eye vitamins help ??

You need to ask about injections into your eye. Depending how advanced your A M D is, these can slow down the deteriation. Good luck.

Your Ophthalmologist is your best source of information. He / she can advise you what specific vitamin supplements to take. Vitamins can help certain patients with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) decrease their risk of losing central vision, but it’s important to get the right vitamins.

Macular eye disease means nothing as it could be many things. Get a 2nd opinion from an macular eye expert ophthalmologist who can confirm if that is true and exactly what disease you have, as there are many. He should also tell you what treatments can be used at this stage and to prevent further development, both drugs, herbal, or other. Surprisingly, just walking can lower Inner Ocular Pressure (IOP). Sounds like the emergency eye doctor didn't do you right. I went to an eye clinic whose specialist told me my eyes where fine and the spots in my vision were due to me having a stroke. He was an idiot. Had scan to be sure and no stroke. I dumped that clinic. Always get a 2nd opinion on big health issues.

My husband has had Macular Degeneration for 12 years.  Unfortunately, he waited too long to see a doctor when he had symptoms with the left eye.  He had a laser treatment but it was too late and he lost his central vision in that eye.  When the other eye started having symptoms he went to see the Retina Specialist and they started to give him injections.  So far, he has had 27 injections in his right eye.  He has lost some of his vision in that eye but can see well enough to drive during the day.  He has been taking the Preservision AREDS vitamins but there is no way to tell if they are helping.  Please don't wait to see the Retina Specialist!!  

 

Preservision Areds 2 is an eye vitamin that is recommended a lot. However there is no solid proof whether any of these vitamins work or not, but I personally think they are worth taking. I feel your eye doctor should have explained this condition better to you. This condition effects the central part of your vision but not your peripheral. I would recommend having an Amsler Grid that you can look at daily for change. Your doctor needs to tell you if you are at the beginning stages or further advanced. If you are at the beginning stages then the grid and vitamins are about it. If you are more advanced I agree with Barbara you should look into injections. Either way your doctor should be doing retinal scans to monitor for progression. Hope this helps.