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To: wilywilly who wrote (12565)	12/22/2021 11:50:29 AM
From: robert b furman	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 26586

Hi wily, Thank you for that great inside insight. My dad had macular degeneration in his 80's. My wife's mother also had the problem. The Doc for our eyes is a personal friend. He gives us free eye inspection and has done it for decades. In recent years as his employees gave us the test (which they always note as optional) we've continued to monitor the file. Those sneaky optometrists! Getting to be as bad as darn used car operation! Ya just have to keep your back against the wall where ever you go eh? Thanks again! Bob

To: wilywilly who wrote (12565)	12/23/2021 3:17:38 PM
From: benwood	Respond to of 26586

My optometrist charges 35 for that including the evaluation. Although it does provide a great history, I have yet to see any use for it, based on treatments available. Both my parents suffered from wet and/or dry macular degeneration. For wet, it is abrupt, and no help is yet available. For dry, my mom did experience transitory improvement for a few months from these injections directly into her eyeball. I think they cost a freaking fortune, about $1000, but Medicare reduced the cost overall and cost to her significantly. One would hope that there would be significant advances in the next few years to change that equation. I was only getting the photo every three years for history, perhaps more often in the future. Clearly my cost is far less for this.