The following information is presented to you to describe each of the most common retinal diseases treated by ophthalmologists throughout the US. In every disorder you will notice that there is no treatment available to either correct, reverse, or delay the further progression of any of the diseases discussed.
The Pittsburgh Eye Protocol has the ability to do All Three.
Degenerative myopia or pathological myopia is an eye disease that affects the eyeballs, where patients diagnosed with the disease have elongated eyeballs that make it difficult for them to see objects at a distance. In other words, people with pathological myopia can only see objects that are near them. Objects from afar appear blurred. Myopia in itself is not a serious eye condition. You may need eyeglasses to help you clearly see things, but you won't find the disease heavily impacting your life or your lifestyle. Degenerative myopia, on the other hand, may eventually lead to the patient being diagnosed as legally blind.What are the risk factors involved in degenerative or pathological myopia?Degenerative or pathological myopia is believed to generally be caused by genetics. If you have a family history of pathological myopia, you may be at risk of developing the disease in childhood. Your eyeballs may start to abnormally become elongated as you are growing up, and symptoms may begin to manifest by the time you are in your 20's. Sometimes, however, symptoms appear in childhood, which is why you may notice some kids wearing thick eyeglasses. These eyeglasses help them see better.What are the symptoms that show you may have degenerative myopia? Symptoms associated with the disease include blurred vision, inability to accurately see color, impaired central vision, and difficulty driving, and seeing objects or images clearly. You may also find reading difficult when you have pathological myopia. However, these symptoms are similar to those patients experience with other forms of eye diseases like macular degeneration, among others. This is why it's important to have your eyes properly checked to accurately identify the eye disease, if any.How will degenerative myopia impact your life?Degenerative myopia may lead to legal blindness where your visual acuity, with the help of vision aids, is at 20/200. To put it simply, a legally blind person can only see up to 20 feet what those with perfect vision or 20/20 can see at 200 feet. So, even with a vision aid, you will still have a difficult time performing tasks, doing chores, driving, reading, and basically every other thing or activity that you would've been able to do without help had your vision been perfect.Vision loss or legal blindness may occur in a patient diagnosed with pathological myopia if the eyeballs has been stretched to its limits, so to speak, causing the retina to detach from the eye's blood vessels.If you are experiencing any of the symptoms mentioned here, or you are experiencing other issues with your eye(s), the Pittsburgh Eye Protocol could be for you. The program was specifically developed for patients dealing with retinal issues. Patients report noticeable improvement in their vision after completing the 3-day program.
