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At ChangingAging™ we believe there is potential for growth and development no matter your age or condition, so we’re always looking for stories, videos and photos from people celebrating the aging experience. We welcome people of all ages and backgrounds to submit questions about aging or caregiving, personal stories or guest blogposts, especially if it helps shed light on what comes after adulthood. Are you changing aging? Tell us about it!
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“Bionic Science For Seniors: Pea Sized Telescope Helps The Blind See”
I wanted to share this inspiring story for consideration in the New Old Age Blog.
A little over a year ago, 80-year old Dan Dunbar was legally blind. Today, he able to ski on the slopes of Mammoth thanks to a microscopic telescope that was implanted is his eye, the first-ever, telescope-implant surgical device for patients with age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Advanced macular degeneration affects for more than 1.5 million older Americans, and is the leading cause of vision loss in the U.S. Until now, treatment options have been limited and not very successful.
Like TV’s “Six Million Dollar Man,” the telescope implant provides Dan with his own version of bionic vision. More than 15 million people over the age of 65 are affected by some form of AMD, and two million of them, like Dan, are losing their vision. The utility of the telescope implant for aging AMD patients will grow in importance as the Baby Boom generation ages. The U.S. Census Bureau estimates the 65+ population will grow to 72 million by 2030, accounting for roughly 20 percent of the U.S. population.
The telescope implant is smaller than a pea and uses micro-optical technology to magnify images that would normally be seen in a person’s straight-ahead vision. The medical device is FDA approved and Medicare eligible. This treatment is helping restore central vision and enabling AMD patients to, once again, see their grandchildren’s faces, read a book, watch a football game and enjoy recreational activities with clarity and independence. It marks a milestone in age-related vision research and has enormous personal, social and economic impact on our aging population who want to stay active. The telescope implant and associated treatment program (which determines patient eligibility and manages the rehabilitation process) is now a Medicare covered procedure, which means it’s not out of reach, financially, for eligible candidates.
I would be happy to arrange interviews for you with patients, physicians, caregivers, patients’ families and research experts around the country, who have been impacted by this device and want to share their stories. You also will find some background information, MOA images, video, graphics and research at http://www.centrasight.com.
I look forward to hearing from you to explore your interest in this story.
Kind regards,
Amy Takis
917.215.2232
jackfussellacrosstheland.wordpress.com
I have a great list of 10 commandments for becoming a beautiful, ageless person. I wrote these many years ago and have been reading them at my retreats and workshops and people love them!
1. Thou shall stop comparing yourself with other people!
2. Thou shall know that looking great is wonderful, but our looks never quite satisfy…the rich inner life delivers grace and beauty.
3. Thou shall dare to be fabulous!
4. Thou shall trust the wisdom and the heart of any older person who is able to resist society’s pressure to wage war on nature.
5. Thou shall accept that some of your dreams are not going to come true in the exact way that you dreamt them.
6. Thou shalt know that an addiction to youth is guaranteed to place you on a path of unbearable disappointment.
7. Thou shalt stop lying about your age, and defy the fear that puts you in a state f anxiety over every wrinkle and line.
8. Thou shall protect your beauty by allowing purpose and intimacy to be central in your life.
9. Thou shall exercise daily and eat correctly, but real health is measured by the peace you make with your soul.
10. Thou shalt keep going, keep going, keep going…….
http://helenhudsonhere.com/2013/03/07/dont-sit-this-one-out/
You’ve heard of the nosy great-aunt who starts out a conversation with, “My husband’s sister’s cousin’s friend said…,” before being drawn into a compelling story–or being plunged into debilitating boredom? These days it’s more like, “My husband’s sister’s cousin’s friends blog said…” Well, that’s sort of how I found your blog. A friend of a friend of my sister posted it on my sister’s Facebook page.
The things about aging that mystify and surprise me:
1. There’s a picture of my parents that’s been hanging on the wall for 30 years. Every year they seem to look younger. I was headed for the bathroom yesterday and, for a split second, thought my mother was walking toward me. The problem? She looked older than her picture.
2. My uncle never let go of the fact that my mother, the only female child of 4 children, ate with the adults when they were kids. Trying to explain that she began scrubbing stacks of dishes when she was under 5, standing on a stool while the boys ate, resulted in zombie out, glazed over eyes. It didn’t matter that she was a poster girl for child labor laws, she got to eat with the adults. It didn’t matter that she had no one to talk to her own age, or she was at the front lines of the mom and dad combat zone (running messages back and forth between pouting parents). It reminds me of the Smother’s brother’s comedy routine, “Mom loves you best.” Why is it that whether you’re 8 or 80, the perceptions of childhood either blind us or color coat our reality?
3. When I was 10, anyone over 13 looked old. When I was 20, anyone over 30 was old (and you couldn’t trust them). Now that I’m older, everyone under 30 looks 14. This leaves me with a dilemma. If I can’t trust anyone under or over 30, who can I trust. The surprise solution? I have 5 dogs.
Thanks for providing a place of expression for people who aren’t ready to up and die.