I just wrapped up my weeklong treatment with Dr. Rosenfarb and have experienced more improvements, particularly in my mid-to-far horizontal and bottom periphery (I still have very little top peripheral vision).
I still have a donut of complete blindness around my central core– but it’s shrinking from the outside in. The goal that Dr. Rosenfarb and I have now set is to concentrate on strengthening my central vision). My visual acuity is now fantastic and I have expanded my core central visual field a little. But it still needs work. I’m thrilled maintaining what I have. But if I can expand that some, even better.
Here are my test results to date — with today’s results included. Happy Friday everyone. I’m heading off to catch my plane.
VISUAL ACUITY
Near Right Vision:
- Before Treatment: 20/125
- After Treatment: 20/50
March 2014 Testing 3 Months Later:
- Before Treatment: 20/63
- After Treatment: 20/50
Near left Vision
- Before Treatment: 20/80
- After Treatment: 20/50
March 2014 Testing 3 Months Later
- Before Treatment: 20/63
- After Treatment: 20/50
Far-Sighted Vision:
- Before Treatment: 20/40
- After Treatment: 20/25
March 2014 Testing Three Months Later
- Before Treatment: 20/30
- After Treatment: 20/20
MANUAL VISUAL FIELD TESTS: RIGHT EYE
Right Eye Horizontal (central core)
- Before Treatment: 0-2 degrees
- After Treatment 0-6 degrees
March 2014Testing 3 Months later
- Before Treatment: 0-2 degrees
- After treatmentL 0-9 degrees (with another opening between 12-27 degrees)
Right Eye Horizontal (far periphery)
- Before Treatment: 50-80 degrees
- After Treatment: 40 – 93 degrees
March 2014 Testing 3 Months later
- Before Treatment: 40 – 80 degrees
- After Treatment: 40 – 95 degrees
Top Right Eye (Vertical)
- Before Treatment: 0-4 degrees
- After Treatment: 0-9 degrees
March 2014 Testing 3 Months later
- Before Treatment: 0-4 degrees
- After Treatment: 0-8 degrees
Bottom Right Eye (Vertical)
- Before Treatment: 0-3 degrees
- After Treatment: 0-6 degrees
March 2014 Testing 3 Months later
- Before Treatment: 0-4 degrees
- After Treatment: 0-5 degrees
Bottom Right Eye Vertical (far periphery)
- Before Treatment: 80 – 90 degrees
- After Treatment 65 – 90 degrees
March 2014 Testing 3 Months later
- Before Treatment: 60- 100 degrees
- After Treatment: 55 – 105 degrees
MANUAL VISUAL FIELD TESTS: LEFT EYE
Left Side Horizontal (central core)
- Before Treatment: 0- 6 degrees
- After Treatment: 0-6 degrees
March 2014 Testing 3 Months later
- Before Treatment: 0-4 degrees
- After Treatment: 0-5 degrees (with another opening between 10 -20 degrees)
Left Side Horizontal (far periphery)
- Before Treatment 80-90 degrees
- After Treatment: 70-95 degrees
March 2014 Testing 3 Months later
- Before Treatment: 65- 95 degrees
- After Treatment: 40-95 degrees
Top Left Eye Vertical (central core)
- Before Treatment: 0-6 degrees
- After Treatment: 0-6 degrees
March 2014 Testing 3 Months later
- Before Treatment: 0-3 degrees
- After Treatment: 0-6 degrees
Bottom Left Eye Vertical (central core)
- Before Treatment: 0-3 degrees
- After Treatment: 0-7 degrees
March 2014 Testing 3 Months later
- Before Treatment: 0-4 degrees
- After Treatment: 0-8 degrees
Bottom Left Eye Vertical (far periphery)
- Before Treatment: 70-90 degrees
- After Treatment: 60-90 degrees
March 2014 Testing 3 Months later
- Before Treatment: 65- 100 degrees
- After Treatment: 52 – 100 degrees
OCTOPUSS 301 VISUAL FIELD TEST
Note: This is a machine like the ones used by retinal specialists, only it stops at 30 degrees vs. 90 degrees.
Left Eye:
- Before Treatment: I saw two dots flash
- After Treatment: I saw nine dots flash
March 2014 Testing 3 Months Later
- Before Treatment: I saw 5 dots flash
- After Treatment: I saw 8 dots flash
Right Eye:
- Before Treatment: I saw three dots flash
- After Treatment: I saw eight dots flash
March 2014 Testing Three months Laster
- Before Treatment: I saw seven dots flash
- After Treatment: I saw seven dots flash
COLOR CONTRAST
Note: This test measures ability to differentiate colors
- Before Treatment: 6 out of 9 cards correct
- After Treatment: 8 out of 9 cards correct
March 2014 Testing 3 months later
- Before Treatment: 9 out of 9 cards correct
- After Treatment: SAME
CONTRAST SENSITIVITY
Note: This test measures ability to pick up color as it fades
- Before Treatment: I could identify 7 out of 8 lines
- After treatment: I could identify ALL 8 lines
March 2014Testing 3 Months Later
- Before Treatment: I could identify ALL 8 lines
- After Treatment: SAME
I don’t understand all the test result’s above, but it look’s like your maintaining your vision, and gaining a little. Did you try the eye Dr. in Canada ? What vitamin’s, herb’s, or etc. do you use ?
Hi Kay,
From where I started in December, I’ve had — at least for me — what I view as significant gains. I slid back a little after 3 months but regained all the improvements I made in December and expanded my mid and far periphery. The central core is still a challenge for me though..and I’m hoping that I’ll be able to expand it more than what I cur currently have. I take a variety of supplements: TUDCA, Vitamin D. Omega 3, the lutein combo (with the L and A words I can’t think of right now.) I also take things to support my adrenal glands and some Chinese herbs. More than any of this, though – I really watch my diet. I green juice every morning and try to stay on an anti-inflammatory diet as much as possible.