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Five hundred years ago, the Spanish explorer, Juan Ponce de Leon became fascinated with sailing, by dint of the circumnavigating exploits of Christopher Columbus. While Ponce de Leon established himself as an adroit farmer and landowner in the New World, he is perhaps most ubiquitously known for his quest to discover the mystical ‘Fountain of Youth’. The Fountain was believed to impart vigor and longevity to anyone who imbibed from its crystal-clear waters. In fact, the rejuvenative powers of undiscovered bodies of water date back at least an extra two millennia when Alexander the Great went in search of the mystical ‘River of Death’. Yet pragmatically, (and luckily) the search for health and longevity has become an investigation into how treating our bodies, and social constructs, can produce almost magical outcomes.

Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD) affects approximately ten million people in the United States with individuals of advancing age making up the largest numbers. Since January 1, 2011 and for every year for the next 20 years, 10,000 people in the United States will reach the age of 65. If the figures hold steady for AMD, another 10 million individuals will be diagnosed by the year 2030. Individuals suffering from AMD experience quality of life issues at every turn. These sufferers have to reduce their job workload at an earlier age, have to curtail their motor vehicle habits younger than their healthier counterparts, and engage in less travel and vacations then those without AMD. Reading is affected and so are excursions to plays, movies, and family functions. Although the rise in incidences of AMD is alarming, there is a solution that is both preventive in nature and effective for in the early stages of suffering.