At this time, there is no way to control or prevent macular
degeneration. In some cases of the wet type of macular
degeneration, a laser can be used to treat the new blood vessel
growth, but only if the disease is found in the early stages. It is
thought that vitamins with antioxidants can aid in the slowing down of
the progression of macular degeneration. Because reading vision
can be affected with macular degeneration, vision aids for reading
can be useful in adjusting to the symptoms of this disease.
