Macular Degeneration: Symptoms, Diagnosis Treatment - Cleveland Clinic Macular degeneration is primarily an age-related retinal condition There are two types of macular degeneration — wet and dry You may lose central vision, but you aren’t likely to lose all of your vision There are treatments, but there isn’t a cure
Dry macular degeneration - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic Dry macular degeneration is an eye condition that causes blurred vision or reduced central vision It is caused by the breakdown of a part of the retina known as the macula (MAK-u-luh) The macula is responsible for central vision This condition is common among people over 50
Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) - WebMD Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is an eye condition causing central vision loss, mostly affecting those older than 50 It can impair reading, driving, and facial recognition
Macular degeneration - Wikipedia Macular degeneration, also known as age-related macular degeneration (AMD or ARMD), is a medical condition which may result in blurred or no vision in the center of the visual field [1] Early on there are often no symptoms [1] Some people experience a gradual worsening of vision that may affect one or both eyes [1]
The American Macular Degeneration Foundation (AMDF) Here to help you learn about and live with Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD), offering you healthy living tips, the latest information, and ways to honor those touched by macular disease, while supporting researchers working to prevent, treat and cure macular degeneration and Stargardt disease
What is the macula? - Macular Society The macula is part of the retina at the back of the eye It is only about 5mm across, but is responsible for our central vision, most of our colour vision and the fine detail of what we see A healthy macula is about 250 microns (one quarter of a millimetre) thick
Macular Degeneration - Harvard Health Macular degeneration is a common cause of vision problems among older people Macular degeneration is also called age-related macular degeneration, or AMD AMD damages the macula