NICE suggests NHS needs to speed up care for those with Macular Degeneration
Monday 09 April 2018New guidelines from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) claim that patients suffering from age-related macular degeneration (AMD) need quicker diagnosis and treatment to avoid blindness.
The guidelines go on to say that those suffering the most severe forms of AMD should commence treatment within 14 days of diagnosis, stating that thousands of elderly patients were currently being left to suffer “terrifying” consequences.
Spokesman Professor Mark Baker, Director of the centre for guidelines at NICE, makes the observation that quick intervention can be critical, saying: “AMD can be a life changing condition for people if it is not identified early on”.
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I was diagnosed with AMD both wet and dry five years ago, to date I've received no treatment although I have attended the eye clinic in Northampton General hospital every two months, My eyesight is slowly getting much worse and yet, still the specialists do nothing other than look. They don't even make a comment
My wife who was identified three years ago with AMD is constantly told that her dry version will not result in absolute blindness but there is nothing that can be done for her, now aged 85. She is, of course, registered as partially sighted. Is this diagnosis correct,
My Mother-in-Law has lost the sight in her left eye through AMD. The issue for her was not so much problems with the speed of the NHS response more her lack of knowledge of the symptoms. Given the disastrous results of AMD we need better information so that we can detect early signs and seek help.