Macular Degeneration Treatment...Macular degeneration is one of the most common eye conditions causing vision loss in older people. In macular degeneration, the macula (the...
Everything You Need to Know About Myopic Macular Degeneration...Myopic macular degeneration (MMD) is a type of macular degeneration. It occurs when severe nearsightedness (myopia) causes physical changes to the eye...
What is Stargardt Disease?...Stargardt disease goes by several names: it can also be called Stargardt macular dystrophy or juvenile macular degeneration. The disease is an...
Habits for Healthy Eyes...While the exact causes of age-related macular degeneration are not entirely known, there are risk factors that can increase your likelihood of...
Laser Surgery for Macular Degeneration...Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is an eye condition that is a leading cause of vision loss in older adults, especially those over...
What is an Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT)?...When diagnosing macular degeneration, including Stargardt disease and myopic macular degeneration, or MMD, your doctor may perform optical coherence tomography (OCT), a...
What Is Anti-VEGF Therapy?...Macular degeneration, especially age-related macular degeneration (AMD), is one of the most common eye conditions that causes vision loss in older people...
Impaired Depth Perception (Micropsia)...Macular degeneration is a progressive eye condition that causes damage to the macula, which is near the center of the retina and...
Risk Factors for Macular Degeneration...When we talk about risk factors for a disease, it means any characteristic or exposure that might increase the chances of an...
Changes in Color Perception...Damage to certain parts of the eye can change the way you see color. The damage may be caused by diseases, such...
Difficulty Seeing in Low Light...Macular degeneration is one of the most common causes of vision loss, especially in those over the age of 50. It is...
Depression and Macular Degeneration...Macular degeneration, especially age-related macular degeneration (AMD), is a common cause of vision loss in those over the age of 50 years...
Blurry Central Vision...Many people experience blurry central vision as they get older. Your central vision allows you to see things directly in front of...
Distorted Vision (Metamorphopsia)...Macular degeneration is one of the most common causes of vision loss in individuals, especially over the age of 50. Getting early...
Vision Tests: Visual Acuity Test and Amsler Grid...A diagnosis of macular degeneration is made as a result of a comprehensive dilated eye exam, which includes a variety of tests...
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Types of Macular Degeneration...While age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the primary cause of severe vision loss in people over 50 in the United States, all...
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