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To: IngotWeTrust who wrote (24599)	7/6/2000 9:57:07 PM
From: Percival 917	Respond to of 35685

Hi ole 49r, To a certain extent macula degeneration is hereditary. Not all people who have family members with MD will get it themselves, but they have a higher risk. There are other factors to be considered. If you have a parent with adult onset diabetes, they are at a greater risk of developing MD, but is their diabetic condition was brought on by poor diet for example, that would not necessarily increase your risk. So you have to look at the whole picture, not just that you have a family history. If you have a grandmother who recently was diagnosed with ARMD and she is 89 years old, I wouldn't be concerned. If I had a parent who in their 50's and in good health developed it and now an older sibling was just diagnosed, also in good health, then I would be a lot more concerned. Hope this helps, Joel