Macular Degeneration New Zealand believes no New Zealander should go unnecessarily blind. At the time I didn't worry but now I realise this was a warning about sun damage – and that damage can contribute to macular degeneration." In fact, I was going blind in that left eye, and my right eye had been compensating so well I hadn't even noticed." Johnstone was diagnosed with macular degeneration in her left eye, a condition that affects 160,000 New Zealanders, with over 1.5 million at-risk. "As soon as I saw symptoms my right eye was affected, when I was about 83, I went back to Dr Ah-Chan.

Source: Stuff May 20, 2019 03:56 UTC