Symptoms for macular degeneration develop gradually. Some of signs of the disease are printed words appearing blurry more often, crooked central vision, colors appearing duller than normal, and more.
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.
Memory loss is not a symptom of macular degeneration. The macula is a small spot in the back of the eye in the center of the retina. Any changes in the macula or any degeneration or dying of cells of the macula results in vision changes but not in memory loss. Click on the link for a list of common macular degeneration symptoms.
Macular degeneration is a vision problem that produces symptoms that include straight lines that appear wavy or distorted, formation of drusen, a dark spot or area at the center of your vision, and changes in color perception. Macular degeneration is a disease of the macula in the retina. A drusen is a yellow or white deposits found in a retina layer.
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.
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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
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