Macular Degeneration

Age Related Macular Degeneration:  Who is at Risk?
Aside from affecting older patients there are others who present with a higher risk.  Caucasians and women are at higher risk for age related macular degeneration (AMD).  The risk is increased for both the wet or dry type of AMD.  There is also growing evidence that AMD has [...]

For adults over the age of 50 macular degeneration is one of the leading causes of blindness. Some factors that increase the risk for this disease are older age, being female, blue or light colored eyes, smoking, UV light exposure, …