for NU 606 Week 9 Discussion 1: Question-Based Discussion—Team A (Sensory Disorders)

for NU 606 Week 9 Discussion 1: Question-Based Discussion—Team A (Sensory Disorders)

Thank you for your educational post on Macular degeneration. I had never really paid attention to the types that existed. At my place, I have heard my residents state how their vision has gotten worse because of this disease. I also just found out the Macular degeneration has a hereditary component to it. 50% of the Macular degeneration cases are believed to have been inherited and passed on from a family line (Myhre & Sifris, 2020).
As a future NP, I would not be surprised seeing adults between the age 60 and above coming in with Age-related Macular degeneration (AMD) which is reported to be the most common cause of blindness (Myhre & Sifris, 2020). Age together with race are major contributors to getting AMD. These patients will report symptoms such as blurry and reduced central vision, difficulty seeing bright colors or worse still seeing wavy lines which is a sign of late AMD (Bedinghaus, 2021). Objective signs will include changes to the retinal pigment epithelium, areas of chorioretinal atrophy in dry AMD (Mehta, 2021), retinal edema, Gray-green discoloration under macula, exudates in or around macula, and these signs will be found in wet AMD (Mehta, 2021).

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Bedinghaus, T. (2021, July 5). Do you have symptoms of macular degeneration? Verywell Health. Retrieved October 30, 2021, from https://www.verywellhealth.com/macular-degeneration-signs-and-symptoms-4160477.

James Myhre & Dennis Sifris, M. D. (2020, July 14). Is macular degeneration hereditary? Verywell Health. Retrieved October 30, 2021, from https://www.verywellhealth.com/macular-degeneration-genetics-5070842.

Mehta, S. (2021, October 28). Age-related macular degeneration (AMD or ARMD) – eye disorders. Merck Manuals Professional Edition. Retrieved October 30, 2021, from https://www.merckmanuals.com/professional/eye-disorders/retinal-disorders/age-related-macular-degeneration-amd-or-armd.