Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD)
What a person with AMD sees
Are you experiencing blurring or a blind spot in the center of your vision? Are you seeing blurry areas on a printed page? Do some straight lines appear wavy? Are there dark spaces or areas in the center of your vision? It might be age-related macular degeneration.
Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) is a gradual, progressive, painless deterioration of the macula, which is the small area in the center of the retina that gives us our detailed vision. This is why someone with vision loss from macular degeneration may have trouble reading mail or newspapers but have no trouble spotting an object off to the side or while walking around, even in unfamiliar places. Learn more in Macular Degeneration: An Overview.
Questions and Answers
Blog Posts
- There's Nothing More that Can be Done, You Say? Not True, We Say!
by Maureen Duffy on 5/16/2013 - New Report: Dietary Supplements (AREDS Vitamins) and Their Effect on Macular Degeneration
by Maureen Duffy on 5/8/2013 - Low Vision Rehabilitation for Persons with Macular Degeneration and Mild Cognitive Deficits
by Maureen Duffy on 4/29/2013 - In Europe, a New Radiation Therapy for Wet Macular Degeneration Reduces Need for Lucentis Injections
by Maureen Duffy on 4/24/2013 - Meet Alice Lynch: Artist and Designer from Braille Design: Custom Braille Jewelry
by Maureen Duffy on 4/22/2013 - The Latest Developments in Stem Cell Therapy for Macular Disease
by Maureen Duffy on 4/18/2013 - myVisionTrack: An At-Home App for Monitoring Eye Disease Receives FDA Clearance
by Maureen Duffy on 4/11/2013 - Targeting Cholesterol Buildup in the Eye May Help Slow Age-Related Macular Degeneration
by Maureen Duffy on 4/10/2013 - Which Real-Life Factors Influence Adherence to Lucentis Treatment for Macular Degeneration?
by Maureen Duffy on 3/28/2013 - Three Blind Mice and the National Institutes of Health Present the Documentary Film "Going Blind"
by Maureen Duffy on 3/21/2013 - My Journey into Ophthalmology by Guest Blogger Irv Arons
by Maureen Duffy on 3/20/2013 - The Genetics of Age-Related Macular Degeneration are Detailed in a New Study
by Maureen Duffy on 3/6/2013 - Can High Levels of Inflammation Predict Future Risk for Macular Degeneration?
by Maureen Duffy on 2/21/2013 - A New Low Vision Resource from the National Eye Institute
by Maureen Duffy on 2/7/2013 - Advancing Laboratory Treatments into Human Studies by Dr. Stephen Rose, Foundation Fighting Blindness
by Maureen Duffy on 2/4/2013 - Positive Phase III Clinical Trial Results for Totally Blind Persons with Sleep Disorders
by Maureen Duffy on 1/29/2013 - A Response to The New York Times: Macular Degeneration Does not Equal Despair and Devastation
by Maureen Duffy on 1/22/2013 - A Nationwide Study Is Investigating Genetic and Other Risk Factors for Macular Degeneration
by Maureen Duffy on 12/28/2012 - Fear of Falling, Eye Disease, and Limitations in Daily Activities: They're All Related
by Maureen Duffy on 12/18/2012 - The Latest Developments in Stem Cell Therapy for Macular Disease
by Maureen Duffy on 12/3/2012 - Digital Tablets Can Improve Speed and Ease of Reading for People with Moderate Vision Loss
by Maureen Duffy on 11/26/2012 - Phase II Clinical Trial to Begin: Squalamine Eye Drops for Wet Macular Degeneration
by Maureen Duffy on 9/27/2012 - Charles Bonnet Syndrome: My Personal and Professional Journey
by Maureen Duffy on 9/6/2012 - A Potential New Drug for Macular Degeneration, Now in Clinical Trials
by Maureen Duffy on 9/5/2012 - The FDA Approves Lucentis for Diabetic Macular Edema
by Maureen Duffy on 8/27/2012 - Tracking the Latest Developments in Stem Cell Therapy for Macular Disease
by Maureen Duffy on 7/31/2012 - Aspirin Use May (or May not) Be Associated with Increased Risk of AMD
by Maureen Duffy on 10/27/2011
Hot Topics on our Message Boards
- cooking with low vision (2 replies)
Looking for Help?
Featured Items
Join Our Mission
Help us expand our resources for people with vision loss.
