GlaucomaA scotoma is a loss of central vision, and there are several conditions that can cause this including multiple sclerosis, macular degeneration, methanol poisoning, stroke, nutritional deficiencies, brain tumor, hypertension, or preeclampsia, among others.
Yes, an optometrist can treat macular degeneration. You can read more info at www.allaboutvision.com/askdoc/macular-degeneration.htm
There was no successful treatment for age-related macular degeneration as of 2001.
Macular Degeneration
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD or ARMD) is by far the most common type of MD.
what is the name of the kind of doctor who specializes in eye disease,i.e. macular degeneration?
People in their 60s may experience the first signs of age-related macular degeneration (AMD)
degeneration of the retinal cells in the fovea centralis
Macular degeneration
eyes
The symptoms of wet macular degeneration is loss of vision from the center of your field of vision. No one is sure what causes this but there are treatments to help it.
Macular degeneration