Beating Macular Disease - Macular Society

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• Age-related macular degeneration - Macular Society

  Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) usually affects people over 50 but can happen earlier. AMD is the biggest cause of sight loss in the UK, affecting more than 700,000 people. Around one in every ...

• Wet age-related macular degeneration - Macular Society

  Wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD) develops when abnormal blood vessels grow into the macula. These leak blood or fluid which leads to scarring of the macula and rapid loss of central vision.

• The various types of macular conditions - Macular Society

  Nearly 1.5m people in the UK have macular disease. There are many types of macular disease affecting people of all ages, with the most common being age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Find out mor...

• About macular disease - Macular Society

  Macular disease is the biggest cause of sight loss in the UK and developed world. It affects people of all ages and nearly 1.5m people in the UK have macular disease. There are many forms of macular d...

• Macular disease diagnosis and treatment - Macular Society

  Learn about how macular disease is diagnosed. The optometrist at your local optician’s practice can test sight, prescribe glasses and check for early signs of eye disease using photography or other im...

• Myopic macular degeneration - Macular Society

  Myopic macular degeneration is a type of macular degeneration that occurs in people with severe myopia.