Macular degeneration question

I have been diagnosed with macular degeneration by two different doctors (retina specialists). This was diagnosed when I was 12 years of age. Neither of the doctors have done anything about it, all they say is come back in a year- I recently had a full eye exam by someone else to get new glasses and was given a very strong prescription. Question is, with something like macular degeneration, do retina specialists normally just sit around and do nothing, or what?

---Sorry if this was misunderstandable.--

[John C Hagan III, MD, FACS, FAAO]

Your macular degeneration would be different than the most common types "age related MD"  Use the search feature and archives to read all of the things you can do to reduce the risk of ARMD progressing

Diet: fruits vegetables fiber fish berries,  low fat,  low calories, high in lutein containing food (spinach, greens, collards, kale, chard, etc) don't smoke, protect your ey from sunlight. Take a multivitamin consider taking two Preservision with lutein/day and 2 Omaga three fish oit. Do a weekly amsler grid test.

JCH MD