The 411 on Macular Degeneration Prevention

Macular degeneration is a vision-impairing problem that affects over 10 million Americans, making it more prevalent than glaucoma and cataracts combined, according to the American Macular Degeneration Foundation. Also known as age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the disease is a common cause of blindness among people aged 50 and older.

AMD causes the macula, a part of your eye near the retina, to deteriorate. The disease does not impact peripheral vision, but rather affects how well you see what is right in front of you. As macular degeneration progresses, obscured or blurry spots can appear in the …read more