{"id":12421,"date":"2021-06-06T07:19:24","date_gmt":"2021-06-06T07:19:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/?page_id=12421"},"modified":"2021-12-07T10:18:56","modified_gmt":"2021-12-07T10:18:56","slug":"macular-degeneration-guide","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/general-practice-optometry\/guide-to-eye-conditions\/macular-degeneration-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Macular Degeneration Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/\">Home<\/a>\u00a0&gt;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/general-practice-optometry\/\">Primary Eye Care<\/a>\u00a0&gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/general-practice-optometry\/eye-conditions\/\">Guide to Eye Conditions<\/a> &gt; Macular Degeneration Guide<\/p>\n<h2>\n\t\tMacular Degeneration Guide\n\t<\/h2>\n<h2>\n\t\tWhat would you like to learn about?\n\t<\/h2>\n\t<div class=\"childpage-summary\"><ul>\n\t\t\t    \t<li>\n\t\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"article-content\">\n\t\t    \t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"article-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/general-practice-optometry\/guide-to-eye-conditions\/macular-degeneration-guide\/macular-degeneration\/\">What is Macular Degeneration?<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t    \t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-summary\"><p>Have you been diagnosed with macular degeneration? Macular degeneration (AMD) is an ocular disease caused by deterioration of the macula, the center of the retina that controls your visual acuity. Macular degeneration accounts for 8.7 percent of all blindness worldwide, and is one of the leading causes of blindness in adults over the age of 60.\u00a0<\/p>\n...<\/div>\n\t\t    \t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/general-practice-optometry\/guide-to-eye-conditions\/macular-degeneration-guide\/macular-degeneration\/\" class=\"button\">Learn More<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t    \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"article-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/general-practice-optometry\/guide-to-eye-conditions\/macular-degeneration-guide\/macular-degeneration\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/low-vision-male-caucasion-senior-1024x384-1-300x113.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/low-vision-male-caucasion-senior-1024x384-1-300x113.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/low-vision-male-caucasion-senior-1024x384-1-768x288.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/low-vision-male-caucasion-senior-1024x384-1-640x240.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/low-vision-male-caucasion-senior-1024x384-1.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t    \t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t    \t<li>\n\t\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"article-content\">\n\t\t    \t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"article-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/general-practice-optometry\/guide-to-eye-conditions\/macular-degeneration-guide\/which-supplements-support-macular-health\/\">Which Supplements Support Macular Health?<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t    \t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-summary\">Macular degeneration is the leading cause of vision loss and total blindness in the western world.\u00a0 The right supplements may help protect your eyes. Macular...<\/div>\n\t\t    \t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/general-practice-optometry\/guide-to-eye-conditions\/macular-degeneration-guide\/which-supplements-support-macular-health\/\" class=\"button\">Learn More<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t    \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"article-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/general-practice-optometry\/guide-to-eye-conditions\/macular-degeneration-guide\/which-supplements-support-macular-health\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/senior-woman-taking-her-medicine-640-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/senior-woman-taking-her-medicine-640-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/senior-woman-taking-her-medicine-640-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/senior-woman-taking-her-medicine-640-427x427.jpg 427w, https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/senior-woman-taking-her-medicine-640.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t    \t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t    \t<li>\n\t\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"article-content\">\n\t\t    \t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"article-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/general-practice-optometry\/guide-to-eye-conditions\/macular-degeneration-guide\/treating-macular-degeneration-with-areds-faqs\/\">Treating Macular Degeneration with AREDS: FAQs<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t    \t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-summary\">Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the #1 cause of vision loss over the age of 50 and impacts the lives of 1 in 8 over...<\/div>\n\t\t    \t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/general-practice-optometry\/guide-to-eye-conditions\/macular-degeneration-guide\/treating-macular-degeneration-with-areds-faqs\/\" class=\"button\">Learn More<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t    \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"article-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/general-practice-optometry\/guide-to-eye-conditions\/macular-degeneration-guide\/treating-macular-degeneration-with-areds-faqs\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/green_pills-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/green_pills-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/green_pills.jpg 502w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t    \t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t    \t<li>\n\t\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"article-content\">\n\t\t    \t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"article-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/general-practice-optometry\/guide-to-eye-conditions\/macular-degeneration-guide\/are-retinal-drusen-serious\/\">Are Retinal Drusen Serious?<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t    \t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-summary\">Most people over age 60 are more likely to develop drusen, an early sign of macular degeneration. What are retinal drusen? Retinal drusen are yellow-colored...<\/div>\n\t\t    \t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/general-practice-optometry\/guide-to-eye-conditions\/macular-degeneration-guide\/are-retinal-drusen-serious\/\" class=\"button\">Learn More<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t    \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"article-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/general-practice-optometry\/guide-to-eye-conditions\/macular-degeneration-guide\/are-retinal-drusen-serious\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/octimagedoc-1024x384-1-1-300x113.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/octimagedoc-1024x384-1-1-300x113.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/octimagedoc-1024x384-1-1-768x288.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/octimagedoc-1024x384-1-1-640x240.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/octimagedoc-1024x384-1-1.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t    \t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t    \t<li>\n\t\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"article-content\">\n\t\t    \t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"article-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/general-practice-optometry\/guide-to-eye-conditions\/macular-degeneration-guide\/macular-degeneration-myths-and-facts\/\">Macular Degeneration: Myths and Facts<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t    \t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-summary\">Let's clear up some myths and facts on a serious sight-threatening eye condition, macular degeneration. Macular degeneration, also known as AMD, is a chronic eye condition most common in people over 60. People with macular degeneration may lose their central vision, but retain their peripheral, or side vision. There\u2019s a lot of information about AMD out there, but how much of it is true? Considering it\u2019s a leading cause of blindness and vision loss, it\u2019s pretty important to get the facts straight....<\/div>\n\t\t    \t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/general-practice-optometry\/guide-to-eye-conditions\/macular-degeneration-guide\/macular-degeneration-myths-and-facts\/\" class=\"button\">Learn More<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t    \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"article-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/general-practice-optometry\/guide-to-eye-conditions\/macular-degeneration-guide\/macular-degeneration-myths-and-facts\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/amd-mf-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/amd-mf-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/amd-mf-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/amd-mf-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/amd-mf.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t    \t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t    \t<li>\n\t\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"article-content\">\n\t\t    \t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"article-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/general-practice-optometry\/guide-to-eye-conditions\/macular-degeneration-guide\/wet-macular-degeneration-amd\/\">Wet Macular Degeneration (AMD)<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t    \t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-summary\">Wet AMD accounts for approximately 10 percent of all AMD cases, but is responsible for 90 percent of legal blindness. Wet AMD develops as a result of abnormal blood vessels that form under the retina, and leak blood and fluid into the macula. Wet AMD is the more advanced stage of AMD, with dry AMD usually preceding it....<\/div>\n\t\t    \t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/general-practice-optometry\/guide-to-eye-conditions\/macular-degeneration-guide\/wet-macular-degeneration-amd\/\" class=\"button\">Learn More<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t    \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"article-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/general-practice-optometry\/guide-to-eye-conditions\/macular-degeneration-guide\/wet-macular-degeneration-amd\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/octimagedoc-1024x682-1-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/octimagedoc-1024x682-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/octimagedoc-1024x682-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/octimagedoc-1024x682-1-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/octimagedoc-1024x682-1.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t    \t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t    \t<li>\n\t\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"article-content\">\n\t\t    \t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"article-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/general-practice-optometry\/guide-to-eye-conditions\/macular-degeneration-guide\/protecting-yourself-from-macular-degeneration\/\">Protecting Yourself From Macular Degeneration<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t    \t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-summary\">Macular degeneration (AMD) is one of the leading causes of blindness in adults over the age of 50.\u00a0Follow these 8 tips to prevent AMD and protect your ocular health and eyesight....<\/div>\n\t\t    \t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/general-practice-optometry\/guide-to-eye-conditions\/macular-degeneration-guide\/protecting-yourself-from-macular-degeneration\/\" class=\"button\">Learn More<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t    \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"article-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/general-practice-optometry\/guide-to-eye-conditions\/macular-degeneration-guide\/protecting-yourself-from-macular-degeneration\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/an-old-couple-seaview-bicycle-1024x682-2-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/an-old-couple-seaview-bicycle-1024x682-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/an-old-couple-seaview-bicycle-1024x682-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/an-old-couple-seaview-bicycle-1024x682-2-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/an-old-couple-seaview-bicycle-1024x682-2.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t    \t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t    \t<li>\n\t\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"article-content\">\n\t\t    \t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"article-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/general-practice-optometry\/guide-to-eye-conditions\/macular-degeneration-guide\/dry-macular-degeneration-amd\/\">Dry Macular Degeneration (AMD)<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t    \t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-summary\">Dry AMD accounts for 80-90 percent of all AMD cases. Macular degeneration, also known as age-related macular degeneration (AMD), is an eye disease that occurs as a result of permanent damage to the macula, the center of the retina. Dry AMD causes loss of central vision and the ability to see fine details...<\/div>\n\t\t    \t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/general-practice-optometry\/guide-to-eye-conditions\/macular-degeneration-guide\/dry-macular-degeneration-amd\/\" class=\"button\">Learn More<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t    \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"article-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/general-practice-optometry\/guide-to-eye-conditions\/macular-degeneration-guide\/dry-macular-degeneration-amd\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/flower-mums-red-blur-1024x682-1-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/flower-mums-red-blur-1024x682-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/flower-mums-red-blur-1024x682-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/flower-mums-red-blur-1024x682-1-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/flower-mums-red-blur-1024x682-1.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t    \t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t    \t<li>\n\t\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"article-content\">\n\t\t    \t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"article-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/general-practice-optometry\/guide-to-eye-conditions\/macular-degeneration-guide\/macular-diseases\/\">Macular Diseases<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t    \t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-summary\">Macular disease occurs when the macular cells become damaged or destroyed, causing a gradual loss of central vision.\u00a0The best way to understand the effects of macular disease is to imagine taking a black marker and drawing all over the center of a photograph\u2014 preventing the ability to see faces, objects, and anything else that is right in front of you....<\/div>\n\t\t    \t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/general-practice-optometry\/guide-to-eye-conditions\/macular-degeneration-guide\/macular-diseases\/\" class=\"button\">Learn More<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t    \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"article-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/general-practice-optometry\/guide-to-eye-conditions\/macular-degeneration-guide\/macular-diseases\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Eye-Gallery-Catarcts.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Diagram of the human eye showing how light enters and focuses on the retina\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Eye-Gallery-Catarcts.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Eye-Gallery-Catarcts-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t    \t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t    \t<li>\n\t\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"article-content\">\n\t\t    \t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"article-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/general-practice-optometry\/guide-to-eye-conditions\/macular-degeneration-guide\/supplements-for-macular-health-top-6-faqs\/\">Supplements for Macular Health: Top 6 FAQs<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t    \t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-summary\">Consuming a healthy diet with specific nutritional supplements may reduce your risk of macular degeneration. Macular degeneration can be a devastating eye condition, resulting in...<\/div>\n\t\t    \t\t\t\t<div class=\"article-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/general-practice-optometry\/guide-to-eye-conditions\/macular-degeneration-guide\/supplements-for-macular-health-top-6-faqs\/\" class=\"button\">Learn More<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t    \t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"article-thumbnail\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/general-practice-optometry\/guide-to-eye-conditions\/macular-degeneration-guide\/supplements-for-macular-health-top-6-faqs\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/healthy_senior_couple-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/healthy_senior_couple-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.optometrists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/healthy_senior_couple.jpg 325w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t    \t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t    <\/ul><\/div>\n\t\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Have you ben told you have Macular Degeneration (AMD), the most common eye condition worldwide? There are 2 types: Dry and Wet &#8211; each has its own cause and treatment but their treatments are very different. 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