Age Related Macular Degeneration

Macular degeneration is an incurable eye disease that causes sight loss. Questions about macular degeneration are; what it is man-i-cur-lar de-gen-er-ate-ion, what cause this, what can be a treatment, what will happen in my everyday life, who else is affected by this, how can I see the sign that will open up my eyes.
Macular Degeneration according to “Health Reference Center” Macular degeneration and AMD or age-related macular degeneration is an incurable eye disease that causes loss of central vision. The difference between age-related macular degeneration and macular degeneration is that was said in the name age-related macular degeneration happens with age, mainly affecting the older population. According to “Nursing” AMD and Macular degeneration …show more content…
In dry macular degeneration the macula starts to thin and break down. Wet macular degeneration is caused when fluid leaks into the subretinal space. In some cases blood vessels will leak, spilling blood into the subretinal. However not much is known about how or why it happens ("macular degeneration”). According to “age-related macular degeneration” some hypothesis theories that people who smoke cigarettes or have blue or green eyes will have a large chance of ARMD because the majority of people who have ARMD smoke or have blue/green eyes. Another theory is that people with extensive exposure to ultraviolet rays or have cardiovascular disease will have a higher risk of getting ARMD than …show more content…
As said in the web article, “age-related macular degeneration,” most of the patients with dry macular generation will slowly start to lose vision going from one eye to the next. Unlike dry, wet macular degeneration patient’s eyesight will go rapidly and more severely. Both wet and dry patients will suffer no pain ("macular