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Age-related macular degeneration
, also known as age-related macular degeneration, is an eye disease that gradually damages the macula, the small central part of the responsible for sharp, detailed central vision. It mainly affects older adults and can make tasks like reading, driving, recognizing faces, or seeing fine details difficult. Wet ARMD is when abnormal blood grow under the macula and leak fluid or blood, damaging the retina and causing rapid loss of central vision. Dry AMRD is when the macula gradually thins and small deposits called drusen build up, leading to a slow loss of central vision.
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Symptoms — what it feels like
- ·Blurred or no vision in the center of the visual field
Causes — why it happens
- ·Damage to the macula of the
How it's found
- ·Eye examination
Prevention
- ·Exercise, healthy diet, quit smoking
Treatment
- ·Anti-VEGF medication injected into the eye, laser coagulation, photodynamic therapy
Complications
- ·Visual hallucinations
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