Macular Degeneration

Macular degeneration, a 65-year-old man, Robert is struggling to read the details, especially his central vision. He complained that his sight is blurred and is even more ugly when driving a car. Furthermore, the object may appear wavy or curved, which can impair his sight. His worst symptom is that he sometimes loses the ability to distinguish familiar facial features, and he has a local blind spot. Robert is not alone; many people are suffering from symptoms related to blindness and distortion.

'What is macular degeneration? There are two main types - wet macular degeneration and dry macular degeneration. According to reports, most cases in the world are dry macular degeneration and in all cases of dry macular degeneration only wet macular degeneration. Macular degeneration occurs mainly in people over the age of 50 and is normally diagnosed at the stage of progression. Macular degeneration manifests mainly in three stages. They are early AMD (age-related macular degeneration), intermediate AMD and progressive AMD. At the initial stage, it is difficult to diagnose macular degeneration because there are no obvious symptoms other than yellow deposits beneath the retina. This is the reason why we have to conduct eye checks on a regular basis. There is no obvious symptom at the intermediate stage. The only way to detect macular degeneration at this stage is by eye examination.

Age-related macular degeneration is one of the most important causes of blindness in the elderly. As the population ages, the number of people affected will increase 2. There are two age-related macular degeneration. Geographical atrophy is a severely segmented pigmented area caused by atrophy of the retinal pigment epithelium and neovascular degeneration occurs when new blood vessels grow under the retinal pigment epithelium leading to bleeding and scar formation . Age-related macular degeneration is diagnosed in people over the age of 50 years, if there is no other obvious cause of degeneration.