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  2. Macular degeneration - Wikipedia

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    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. [1] Early on there are often no symptoms. [1] Over time, however, some people experience a gradual worsening of vision that may affect one or both eyes. [1]

  3. Geographic atrophy - Wikipedia

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    Fundus of geographic atrophy. Geographic atrophy (GA), also known as atrophic age-related macular degeneration (AMD) or advanced dry AMD, is an advanced form of age-related macular degeneration that can result in the progressive and irreversible loss of retinal tissue (photoreceptors, retinal pigment epithelium, choriocapillaris) which can lead to a loss of central vision over time.

  4. How to reduce risks of macular degeneration - AOL

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    The more common “dry” form of macular degeneration very rarely leads to total blindness, Diaconita says. But, while “wetmacular degeneration accounts for just 10% of cases of the disease ...

  5. Choroidal neovascularization - Wikipedia

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    Layers of the eye, with the choroid labelled. Choroidal neovascularization (CNV) is the creation of new blood vessels in the choroid layer of the eye.Choroidal neovascularization is a common cause of neovascular degenerative maculopathy (i.e. 'wet' macular degeneration) [1] commonly exacerbated by extreme myopia, malignant myopic degeneration, or age-related developments.

  6. At 76, Stevie Nicks among aging Americans grappling with ...

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    There are two kinds of macular degenerationdry and wet. Anywhere from 80% to 90% of the 20 million macular degeneration sufferers in the U.S. have the former. The latter, which Nicks has, is ...

  7. Dry macular degeneration takes longer to develop, but some ...

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    In dry macular degeneration, the concern is when deposits called drusen start getting out of control. Dry macular degeneration takes longer to develop, but some who have it will lose vision Skip ...