Īge-related macular degeneration is a main cause of central blindness among the working-aged population worldwide.
However, dietary supplements may slow the progression in those who already have the disease. Dietary antioxidant vitamins, minerals, and carotenoids do not appear to affect the onset. In the wet form, anti-VEGF medication injected into the eye or, less commonly, laser coagulation or photodynamic therapy may slow worsening. There is no cure or treatment that restores the vision already lost.
Įxercising, eating well, and not smoking may reduce the risk of macular degeneration.
In wet form AMD, blood vessels grow under the macula, causing blood and fluid to leak into the retina. Those with dry form AMD have drusen, cellular debris in their macula that gradually damages light-sensitive cells and leads to vision loss. The difference between the two forms is categorized by the change in the macula. The late type is additionally divided into "dry" and "wet" forms with the dry form making up 90% of cases. Severity is divided into early, intermediate, and late types. The condition is diagnosed through a complete eye exam. Genetic factors and smoking may play a role. Macular degeneration typically occurs in older people, and is caused by damage to the macula of the retina. While it does not result in complete blindness, loss of central vision can make it hard to recognize faces, drive, read, or perform other activities of daily life. Over time, however, some people experience a gradual worsening of vision that may affect one or both eyes. 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. Picture of the back of the eye showing intermediate age-related macular degenerationīlurred or no vision in the center of the visual field Īnti-VEGF medication injected into the eye, laser coagulation, photodynamic therapy
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