Goutam Datta (Associate Professor) Tripura Institute of Paramedical Sciences, Agartala, Tripura, India.
Abstract
Age related macular degeneration is a common ocular disease in which gradually loss of vision during old age life. A case
of 61years old retired Bengali male post graduate teacher was referred from state referral hospital with the provisional
diagnosis of age related macular degeneration to the low vision clinic. Since 2 and half years he was losing his vision
slowly. Before that, he was wearing traditional spectacles from the age of 39 years with bifocal correction. He had the
history of high blood pressure and frequent smoker. On examination her distance visual acuity was 6/36 in BE; near visual
acuity was N12 in BE. Patient was improving his vision with mixed power correction for distance and +3.00D addition in
both eyes for near. He was prescribed table lamp along with 5X self illuminated magnifier, reading stand, reading slit for
book and news paper reading, signature guide for bank and other official signature.