Free radical assault on the eyes raises the risk of macular degeneration.

Bb uses OUR nutrients...rapidly depleting them.

``Visual defects are common in surviving preterm infants. Increased levels of harmful neurochemical mediators that have been reported in these conditions include oxygen free radicals, excitatory amino acids, tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-a) and in thromboxane A2 (TXA2) which are aggravated in magnesium deficiency and may be ameliorated by magnesium.''
http://www.barttersite.com/mgpreemies.htm

From the magazine mentioned above:

"While your eyes need antioxidants and omega-3s, they also need other nutrients, like B-complex vitamins (for nerve function) and magnesium to maintain blood flow to the eye. But no matter how well you eat, chances are you'll fall short on these and other important nutrients. Some Harvard researchers are so sure of this that, in a 2002 report, they recommended that all adults take a multivitamin/mineral supplement."

Sis HAD to resort to steroid shots IN her eyes to stop the damage due to the tremendous inflammation on the optic nerve. At one point all she could see was the big "E" on the chart. It worked. She can see now, but has a little permanent damage.

You've been given a lot of good info & links...read them well.

I have a favor to ask....would you type in lower case please? It's so much easier on our late-stage lyme eyes and double space after 6-8 lines of text please. All caps on the internet suggests you are "shouting" at us ... sure you didn't mean to. Thanks!

Also, check treepatrol's newbie links for 300 other illnesses mimic lyme ... not sure if macular degeneration is on there or not. It shows NIH info & citations....

As Marnie said, I, too, couldn't

make out the "E" on the top of the chart.

Unfortunately, I, too, have 3 generations with Lyme.

I was on the old Lymenet before

this new format...I'm as old as

I've been doing much better, so I'd say as the bacteria load lessens so does damages.

Janet, I found your post interesting on mentioning chlamydia pneumoniae. Two weeks ago my muscle tester doctor told me to start a series of rife treatments for this. I reacted very strongly to those rife treatments for two weeks and now they aren't so bad.

It is just so unbelievable all the pathogens that are also in our bodies from these bug bites. No wonder it is so hard to get well.

All of these treatments are included in the KMT (Klinghardt Matrix Therapy microcurrent/microbial inhibition devices). We use it frequently just to keep our eyesight as sharp as possible.

All of that of course has to be included treating a variety of microorganisms (bacteria, viruses, parasites, fungi & mold) and environmental/dental toxicity problems. It requires addressing all of these, and KMT works great with all.

Long time no see, dear Reno! Where have you been? Our best to you and Gramps.

TO GUDRUN & JACK. I WAS MISINFORMED & SPOKE VERY

HASTILY. THEY WERE WITH ME

WHILE RECEIVING LYME TREATMENT

& I APOLOGIZE FOR SHOWING ANY

DISRESPECT BY INFRINGING UPON

YOUR PRIVACY. GRAMPS JUST LEFT

& SENDS HIS BEST TO YOU BOTH

AS DO I. I'M CALLING LANCASTER

TOMORROW TO MAKE 2 APPT.S WITH

THE OPHTHAMOLOGIST. THANK-YOU

ALL FOR ALL OF THE INFORMATION!!

When I was with Dad with eye specialists, he ended up buying this magnifier where you could read ONE column of the newspaper in super wide width. He loved using it, and it had a battery for nighttime. Was $175.00 & that was probably 6-8 yrs. ago.

WHOOPS! SORRY! With the (possible) new developments, The Cleveland Clinic & Johns Hopkins are the LAST places to utter the wwords LYME DISEASE!

I'm calling Lancaster in the a.m...Luckily we L-O-V-E to Travel! The ONLY reason I'm in Clearfield is becoz' it took 13 yrs. to find a FANTASTIC PHYSICAL THERAPIST. It's the 2nd county in the state for Lyme!

He showed me the pictures afterwards and both eyes have holes in them, but the right one is legally blind and he cannot say if the left one will end up the same or not. He sees me every 4-6 mos now, unless I have a flare up. The damage cannot be reversed and new eyeglasse will not help. This has been a hard symptom for me to swallow as my reading is limited, trip when I walk...from no depth perception and floaters like you wouldn't believe.

Just thought you would be interested...

My Grandpa & I have appointments in Lancaster @ the
end of June. He's a Lyme Opthamologist &, supposedly, knows his stuff...I hope & Pray!

If you have any questions you'd like me to ask, just name it. We're all in this together. My Mom has floaters,also. When she saw our LLMD a few weeks ago, she told him about the white lights--he told her he sees colors!

VISION PROBLEMS ARE THE SCARIEST ANYONE COULD THINK OF!!

Good Luck & God Bless~Stacey

Perhaps the loss of platelet adhesion caused bleeding problems? No one is yet certain as to the cause? But Aspirin is a risk factor for Macular Degeneration.

Are you taking any aspirin and is it more than 81 grains a day?

I do believe that Lyme can cause many eye problems and Macular degeneration is not out of the question, but it would take a very big retrospective study to really know for sure.

FAILED TO ACKNOWLEDGE YOUR MACULAR

DEGENERATION PROBLEM OF LOW VISION. I ASKED

YOU TO USE LOWER CASE; I'M VERY SORRY FOR MY

INSENSITIVITIES TO WHAT VISION YOU HAVE LEFT.

DIABETIS LEADING TO MAC. DEGEN. & ASPIRIN

TAKEN AT DOSAGES LARGER THAN 81 MG ....

I HADN'T HEARD OF THAT.

I WAS DX LAST YEAR WITH DIABETES 2 IN JAN.,

LYME IN JULY, AND SLEEP APNEA/RESTLESS LEG

SYNDROME IN DEC. THANKS FOR SHARING THAT.

MY GRANDMOTHER IS 100 WITH ALZHEIMERS. MY UNCLE HAS PARKINSON--BUT MY DAD SEEMS FINE.HE DOES, HOWEVER HAVE MACULAR DEGENERATION.

IF YOU FIND A CONECTION PLEASE LET ME KNOW.

MY OTHER GRANDMOTHER DIED IN FEBRUARY OF THIS YEAR--SHE HAD MACULAR DEGENERATION AND I HAVE OFTEN THOUGHT SHE PROBABLY HAD LYMED DISEASE.