Table 8.

Primary Sources of AMD Information (n = 303)

Source	n (%)
My ophthalmologist	222 (73.3)
FBC website	127 (41.9)
My optometrist	115 (38.0)
My family physician	63 (20.8)
Family/friends	51 (16.8)
CNIB website	60 (19.8)
Other	33 (10.9)a

Note: participants could select more than one response. ^aOther sources of information: Google, Macular Society, Mayo Clinic, CCB, Berkley clinic newsletter, retinal specialist, I-Deal program at senior center, FBC conference, television, Dr. Randall Wong’s blog.

Abbreviations: AMD, age-related macular degeneration; CCB, Canadian Council of the Blind; CNIB, Canadian National Institute for the Blind; FBC, Fighting Blindness Canada.