This is the second report of a study of age related macular degeneration (AMD). The first report covered from July 1985 to July 1992 and was published in the Fall of 1993.' The positive results to date in this and in the earlier report are the slowing or the reversing of the progress of AMD for most subjects.

This is exciting because the dry type of AMD is considered to be untreatabie and can progress to the wet type which rapidly destroys vision. ABC's television, show, "20/20, (Dec. 6, '96) explained that 13 million Americans now have AMD. By the time the baby boomers reach age 65, 25% of Americans, or 30 million people, will have AMD. Happily, we are becoming aware of nutritional and electrical factors that can retard or reverse macular degeneration.

Leiand D. Michael, O.D. of Rapid City, South Dakota, began studying eleciricity on the eyes in 1985 following his successful experience with using electricity to treat his own retinal detachment. Merrill Alien became the research designer and coordinator. Ralph Zehner began studying his twelve subjects in July 1991. When " Doc Mike " became terminally ill, he arranged for John Jarding to continue the study. Jarding had thirty-four new subjects from August 1992 to May 1998. The total number of subjects in this report is forty-six.

-A. Hoffer