The recommendations in this guideline represent the view of nice, arrived at after careful consideration of the evidence available. Amd is a common eye condition and a leading cause of vision loss among people age 60 and older. It is considered an incurable eye disease, but it is. You need the macula to clearly see details of objects in front of you. Degeneracion macular humeda sintomas y causas mayo clinic. Agerelated macular degeneration the royal college of. Its role is to sense the light which gets into the eye and send that information to the brain. Your guide to agerelated macular degeneration macular society. Agerelated macular degeneration amd is a disease that affects a persons central vision. Juvenile macular dystrophies cause loss of central vision as a result of damage to the macula, the most sensitive part of the retina. Macular degeneration is the leading cause of vision loss, more than cataracts and glaucoma combined. The term dry does not mean the person has dry eyes, just that the. Only the center of vision is affected with this disease.
Agerelated macular degeneration amd affects a tiny part of the retina at the back of your eye, called the macula. Degeneracion macular causas, sintomas y tratamiento. Less commonly, degeneration of the macula occurs in younger people. Agerelated macular degeneration genetics home reference nih. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. Macular hole american society of retina specialists. Your guide to juvenile macular dystrophies macular society. It causes damage to the macula, a small spot near the center. The small but important area in the center of the retina. Macular hole the macula is a small area in the center of the retina where light is sharply focused to produce the detailed color vision needed for tasks such as. Enable javascript to view the expandcollapse boxes. The central part of the retina is called the macula and this is the area we. Tratamiento macular regenerativo tratamiento degeneracion.
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