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SupportSight Presents Support Group Meetings for Those With Macular Degeneration in the Philadelphia Area

WEST CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa., Sept. 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Macula Vision Research Foundation's SupportSight is sponsoring support groups for people with macular degeneration in the Philadelphia area. SupportSight is the national series of educational seminars and support groups for people affected by macular degeneration and for those who would like to learn more about this disease affecting more than 25 million people in this country. Macular Degeneration is the leading cause of severe and irreversible loss of central vision in people over 50.

These FREE support groups provide information to help attendees learn the newest developments in research and treatments as well how to live successfully and well with the disease. There are also helpful discussions with others who have low vision. More than 25,000 people have attended SupportSight seminars in 25 cities across the country.

The meetings will take place at the following dates, times and locations:

Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church

625 Montgomery Ave, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010

Thursday, October 8, 2009

Mellon Bank Building

1735 Market Street, 8th floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103

(CHECK IN AT MAIN SECURITY DESK)

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Jewish Community Centers of Greater Philadelphia, Klein Branch

(CHECK FOR ROOM LOCATION AT FRONT DESK)

10100 Jamison Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19116

Monday, October 19, 2009

Congregation Keneseth Israel, Krauskopf/Ginsburg Auditorium

8339 Old York Road, Elkins Park, PA 19027

Monday, October 26, 2009

M. Allan Vogelson Regional Branch Library

203 Laurel Road

Voorhees, NJ 08043

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Hidden Meadows on the Ridge

340 Farmers Lane, Sellersville, PA 18960

Macular Degeneration is a disease that, unchecked, sneaks up on you. By the time a patient notices a change in his or her vision, macular degeneration has already begun its irreversible process of obliterating a person's central vision -- slowly destroying one's ability to see a new grandchild, read a letter from a friend, watch TV, scan a computer screen, or drive a car. There are many ways to live well with this challenging disease. MVRF's SupportSight has shown thousands how to live active, full lives in spite of low vision.

For more information on the support group meetings, call 1-866-462-2852 or visit www.mvrf.org. The meetings are FREE and open to everyone.

SOURCE Macula Vision Research Foundation