Macular degeneration
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age related macular degeneration, ARMD (age related macular degeneration)
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- Macular Degeneration General Information Age-related macular degeneration is the leading cause of blindness in the United States and many European countries.
- Adult macular degeneration is traditionally described as that form of the disease that affects individuals over the age of 55 years.
- There are two forms of macular degeneration ● Dry (atrophic) macular degeneration ● Wet (neovascular / exudative) macular degeneration Dry macular degeneration is the more common form of the disease and accounts for 90% of all AMD.
- Wet and Dry Forms of Macular Degeneration Macular degeneration is diagnosed as either dry (non-neovascular) or wet (neovascular).
- Macular degeneration is a common eye disease that causes deterioration of the macula, the central area of the retina, the paper-thin tissue at the back of the eye where light-sensitive cells send visual signals to the brain.
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