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Macular degeneration
An eye disease that causes vision loss.
- Treatment can help, but this condition can't be cured
- Requires a medical diagnosis
- Lab tests or imaging rarely required
- Chronic: can last for years or be lifelong
Macular degeneration causes loss in the center of the field of vision. In dry macular degeneration, the center of the retina deteriorates. With wet macular degeneration, leaky blood vessels grow under the retina.
Common: More than 200,000 US cases per year
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