Dear good friends,
I saw my ophthalmologis yesterday for a very thorough eye examination and discussion about
care. I have lost most of the vision in the left eye to macular degeneration but that disease has
not harmed the right eye. I have a large catarract in the right eye which is distorting vision there.
The glaucoma is being held in check which is very good. She informed me that studies have
shown that persons who daily take a mixture of ground flaxseeds with honey with oatmeal along
with a flaxseed oil and cottage cheese mixture have shown a decrease in the progression of the
macular degeneration. She also told me about some stufies being done putting flaxseed oil in
the eyes to attempt to decrease the catarracts. She caitions about doing that because the oil
could prevent the absorption of Xalatan into the eyes. Xalatan drops are put into the eyes at
bedtime are the treatment I am using for glaucoma. The eyes gradually absorb this medicine
dirmg tje next eight hours. I told her I had been putting flaxseed oil into my eyes in the
morning. She suggested changing the time to later in the day. Her concern is that the oil might
prevent the eye from absorbing the Xalatan. So I have decided to do the flaxseed oil only
twice a week at noon. It was apparent that the oil was causing a change in the thickness of the
catarracts. Time will tell.
It was of interest to me that the FO/CC with linomel and oatmeal has shown a decrease in the
macular degeneration.
I will keep you posted.
Charles Kaldahl
