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	Macular degeneration - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Macular degeneration is a medical condition where the light sensing cells in the macula malfunction and over time cease to work.
		Macular degeneration that is not age related is most commonly caused by an inherited condition.
		"Macular degeneration" is a descriptive term for any condition which leads to loss of function of the light sensitive cells at the center of the retina.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Age-related_macular_degeneration (1133 words)

	Macular degeneration -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Macular degeneration is a medical condition where the light sensing cells in the (A yellowish central area of the retina that is rich in cones and that mediates clear detailed vision) macula malfunction and over time cease to work.
		Macular degeneration that is not age related is most commonly caused by a (The total of inherited attributes) heredity condition.
		Eighty five to ninety percent of cases are categorized as "dry" macular degeneration where fatty tissue, known as drusen, will slowly build up behind the (The light-sensitive membrane covering the back wall of the eyeball; it is continuous with the optic nerve) retina.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/m/ma/macular_degeneration.htm (553 words)

	Macular Degeneration
		Macular degeneration is a disorder of the retina, the light-sensitive inner lining of the back of the eye.
		Macular degeneration does not cause total blindness because the remaining and undamaged parts of the retina around the macula continue to provide "side" vision.
		In an effort to detect loss of vision associated with macular degeneration, eye doctors across the country are recommending this test to their patients.
	www.avclinic.com /MacularDegeneration.htm (690 words)

	Macular Degeneration Vitamins Prevent Vision Loss
		In that study, specific macular degeneration vitamin ingredients and amounts were found to slow the progression of macular degeneration in those patients with intermediate or advanced disease.
		The macular degeneration vitamin supplements — a combination of zinc and the antioxidants vitamin C, vitamin E and beta-carotene — did not appear to slow the early stages of the disease, when the yellowish deposits develop, but that is a normal part of aging and is not necessarily of concern.
		Macular degeneration is the leading cause of vision loss in the elderly.
	www.macular-degeneration-vitamins.com (712 words)

	Researching the Cause of Macular Degeneration
		The causes of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) are still not understood, but researchers at the Medical College of Wisconsin continue to seek answers through research at the cellular level.
		Age-related macular degeneration is the leading cause of vision loss for individuals over age 60, affecting 13 million Americans.
		Macular degeneration affects light-sensitive photoreceptor cells in the macula, the center of the retina at the back of the eye.
	healthlink.mcw.edu /article/953061745.html (539 words)

	Center for Macular Degeneration - University of Iowa (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The University of Iowa Center for Macular Degeneration is dedicated to research and treatment of macular degeneration, glaucoma, retinitis pigmentosa and related degenerative diseases of the eye.
		Macular degeneration is a degenerative disease of the retina that causes progressive loss of central vision.
		Age-related macular degeneration is the leading cause of blindness in developed countries and affects one in three people over the age of 85.
	cmd.ophth.uiowa.edu (318 words)

	Age Related Macular Degeneration - ARMD (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Age-related macular degeneration (ARMD) is a degenerative condition of the macula.
		AMD is caused by hardening of the arteries that nourish the retina.
		Macular degeneration may be caused by variety of factors.
	www.theretinasource.com /conditions/macular_degeneration.htm (894 words)

	AMDF: American Macular Degeneration Foundation - What is Macular Degeneration?
		Macular degeneration is caused by the deterioration of the central portion of the retina, the inside back layer of the eye that records the images we see and sends them via the optic nerve from the eye to the brain.
		Unfortunately, the specific factors that cause macular degeneration are not conclusively known and research into this little-understood disease is limited by insufficient funding.
		To understand macular degeneration, you should have a basic knowledge of the anatomy of a normal human eye.
	www.macular.org /disease.html (502 words)

	Postgraduate Medicine: Failing Vision Symposium: Age-related macular degeneration
		The cause of vision loss in patients with dry macular degeneration is atrophy of the retinal pigment epithelium and the overlying photoreceptor cells (figure 2).
		The classic symptoms of macular degeneration are decreased central visual acuity, metamorphopsia or image distortion, and perhaps a central scotoma.
		Transplantation of RPE in age-related macular degeneration: observations in disciform lesions and dry RPE atrophy.
	www.postgradmed.com /issues/1998/05_98/starr.htm (2714 words)

	Macular Degeneration Vitamin E (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Age-related macular degeneration is the leading cause of blindness in people over 65 years of age.
		Now the latest study, published in the medical journal Archives of Ophthalmology, examined the results of the earlier studies and determined that, by using the antioxidant supplements, many age-related macular degeneration sufferers might be able to avoid developing the advanced disease.
		Researchers found that l.3 million of that number would develop advanced age-related macular degeneration within five years if the supplements were not used.
	www.yenra.com /macular-degeneration-vitamin-e (244 words)

	Baptist Northeast : Health Illustrated Encyclopedia
		Macular degeneration is a disorder that affects the macula (the central part of the retina of the eye) causing decreased visual acuity and possible loss of central vision.
		The RPE is the insulating layer between the retina and the choroid (the layer of blood vessels behind the retina).
		Breakdown of the RPE interferes with the metabolism of the retina, causing thinning of the retina (the "dry" phase of macular degeneration).
	healthcontent.baptistnortheast.com /adamcontent/ency/article/001000.asp (729 words)

	Macular Degeneration - VisiVite Vision Vitamin Supplement
		MACULAR DEGENERATION: An eye condition in which the macula, a sensitive area in the retina responsible for central and detail vision, is damaged, often causing loss of central vision.
		Macular degeneration is the most common cause of severe vision loss among people over 65, and, as life expectancy increases, the disease is becoming an increasingly significant problem.
		The Age Related Eye Disease Study (AREDS) was a major study sponsored by the National Eye Institute, one of the Federal government’s National Institutes of Health, and conducted at 11 major medical center research facilities around the country.
	www.age-related-macular-degeneration.com (1506 words)

	Age related macular degeneration -- Chopdar et al. 326 (7387): 485 -- BMJ (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The main symptom of non-exudative age related macular degeneration is a gradual increase in difficulty of fine discriminate tasks; the main symptoms of the exudative form are central blurring and distortion of sudden onset
		Age related macular degeneration is a multifactorial disease, although its exact aetiology is unknown.
		With the impending epidemic of "ageing," age related
	bmj.bmjjournals.com /cgi/content/full/326/7387/485 (2421 words)

	NAVH-Age Related Macular Degeneration
		The term macular degeneration, therefore, implies a disease in which a degenerative or aging process affects macula.
		Although the process is similar to that seen in age-related macular degeneration, in younger patients this disease has different causes and prognoses.
		In the dry type of the disease, aging yellow spots called DRUSEN are present with or without atrophy of the macular region.
	www.navh.org /macu_deg.html (696 words)

	Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD),Wet and Dry: Definition, Symptoms, Treatment, Research - Kellogg Eye Center
		In this photo of macular degeneration, a large scar can be seen, which has destroyed the central portion of the macula.
		Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) is an degenerative eye disease that causes damage to the macula (central retina) of the eye.
		The wet type of macular degeneration is caused by the growth of abnormal blood vessels behind the macula.
	www.kellogg.umich.edu /patientcare/conditions/amd.html (686 words)

	Macular Degeneration (Age-Related Type) - Senior Health, Aging and Elder Care Health Conditions
		Macular degeneration is a disease that affects central vision and leads to loss of vision.
		Age-related macular degeneration was formerly called "senile macular degeneration." This term was misinterpreted by many senior citizens as an unflattering reference and it has been discarded.
		Degeneration of the macula occurs most often after the age of 60 years and is termed age-related macular generation (AMD).
	www.medicinenet.com /macular_degeneration_age-related_type/article.htm (2207 words)

	Macular Degeneration, Age-Related Macular Degeneration, Maculopathy
		Macular degeneration is the degeneration of the macula retinae, also called the macula lutea, an oval disc on the retina in the back of the eye.
		Macular degeneration is typically painless and includes symptoms of dark or blurry areas in the center of vision, seeing distortions of straight lines, and difficulty doing activities that require sharp vision (e.g., driving and reading).
		In a blinded six-month study of people with macular degeneration, vision was the same or better in 88% people who took a nutritional supplement, compared with 59% of those who refused to take the supplement (a statistically significant difference).
	www.truestarhealth.com /Notes/1234007.html (1482 words)

	About Macular Degeneration: Treatment - Risk Factors - Symptoms - News - Research - Resources
		AHAF's Macular Degeneration Research program was established in 1997 to fund research on and educate the public about macular degeneration.
		Macular degeneration is a common eye disease that causes deterioration of the macula, the central area of the retina, the paper-thin tissue at the back of the eye where light-sensitive cells send visual signals to the brain.
		Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a major cause of visual impairment in the United States and for people over age 65 it is the leading cause of legal blindness.
	www.ahaf.org /macular/about/maabout.htm (390 words)

	Consumer Guide to Macular Degeneration
		Macular degeneration, often called AMD or ARMD (for age-related macular degeneration), is the leading cause of vision loss and blindness in Americans aged 65 and older.
		While macular degeneration may occur because of aging, Duke University and other researchers have noted a strong association between development of the eye disease and presence of a variant of a gene known as complement factor H (CFH).
		Some cases of macular degeneration can be induced as a result of the side effects of toxic drugs such as Aralen (chloroquine, an anti-malarial drug) or phenothiazine.
	www.allaboutvision.com /conditions/amd.htm (2495 words)

	Age-Related Macular Degeneration (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a degenerative condition affecting the central area of the retina called the macula.
		Unfortunately, the cause of macular degeneration is unknown.
		The "good" news about macular degeneration is that even though people who have it experience mild to severe vision loss, macular degeneration does not side vision.
	iris.medoph.unimelb.edu.au /new/eyecare/amd.html (668 words)

	AGE RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Neil J. Okun F.A.C.S. Age Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD) is a disease that affects the retina of the eye.
		ARMD may progress in those eyes with drusen, and therefore regular observation for the signs of ARMD is indicated.
		Patients with "wet" macular degeneration with choroidal neovascularization involving the center of the vision have been the subject of intense research recently.
	www.centralfloridaretina.com /macular_degen.htm (1586 words)

	AGE RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION
		Macular drusens is a condition that can be a precursor to macular degeneration.
		If you have got wet type of degeneration than keeping a close watch may be helpful to recognize more serious problems early, and timely laser treatment may prove beneficial.
		They include removal of abnormal blood vessels and its membrane from under the macula, and relocation of the macular area so that adjoining healthier retina may be moved to the macular area (macular translocation).
	www.sraj.freeuk.com /amd.htm (604 words)

	Age-related macular degeneration
		It is this part of the retina that is affected by age-related macular degeneration.
		Wet macular degeneration is less common but tends to have a more severe and rapid effect on the central area of vision.
		ARMD is a common cause of partial sight or blind registration in the UK.
	www.netdoctor.co.uk /diseases/facts/sclerosisofretina.htm (1001 words)

	Extracts from "Clinical Evidence": Age related macular degeneration -- Arnold and Sarks 321 (7263): 741 -- BMJ
		Definition Age related macular degeneration is the late stage of age related maculopathy.
		Age related maculopathy Degenerative disease of the macula (centre of the retina) classified as early (marked by drusen and pigmentary change, and usually associated with normal vision) and late, when it is known as age related macular degeneration
		Photodynamic therapy of subfoveal choroidal neovascularisation in age-related macular degeneration with verteporfin.
	bmj.bmjjournals.com /cgi/content/full/321/7263/741 (2825 words)

	Eye Conditions > Macular Degeneration -- EyeMDLink.com
		Age related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of legal blindness in the elderly Caucasian population, but is relatively rare in other races.
		This is associated with increasing macular destruction and gradual reduction in central vision.
		Macular Protect Complete® from Science Based Health, Alcon laboratories ICaps, and other supplements also contain antioxidant vitamins and zinc in dosages supported by the AREDS study group, along with various doses of other vitamins and minerals, which are beyond the scope of this article.
	www.eyemdlink.com /Condition.asp?ConditionID=55 (2022 words)

	Treatment of Age-related Macular Degeneration
		Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a chronic eye condition that affects age 50 and older.
		When a person has macular degeneration, the macula begins to deteriorate, causing anything from blurred or slightly distorted central vision to a blind spot in the center of the visual field.
		Macular degeneration is categorized into stages: dry disease and wet disease.
	www.mayoclinic.org /retinal-diseases/age-md.html (125 words)

	FAQs: Age-Related Macular Degeneration - AllAboutVision.com
		Macular degeneration is a condition in which the eye's macula breaks down, causing a gradual or sudden loss of central vision.
		Macular degeneration is usually age-related, affecting people over 65, so the terms are often used interchangeably.
		Macular degeneration patients who develop low vision can use special devices to help them read, use a computer and more.
	www.allaboutvision.com /faq/amd.htm (627 words)

	Age-Related Macular Degeneration
		Age-related Macular Degeneration is the leading cause of visual impairment among older adults in developed countries.
		Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of legal blindness in those over 65 years of age in the United States.
		The atrophic form of the disease is often referred to as the "dry" form since it is characterized by drusen formation (focal areas of lipoidal degeneration or localized basement membrane accumulation of hyaline material), focal hyperpigmentation of the outer retina, and progressive atrophy of the retinal pigment epithelium in the macula.
	www.retinal.md /AMD.html (1257 words)

	Age-related macular degeneration (AMD)
		As the name implies, this condition is characterized by degeneration of the macula (the central retina) associated with aging.
		In 2002 the long term results of the AREDS (Age related eye disease study) became available which demonstrated the usefulness of antioxidant vitamin and mineral therapy in preventing severe vision loss from AMD.
		She first develops signs of AMD at age 80 and dies at age 90 with minimal visual difficulties.
	www.focusonretina.com /agemacde.htm (905 words)

	The Macular Degeneration Network - To help the patients who suffer from Macular Degeneration.
		Age-related macular degeneration is the leading cause of blindness in the United States and many European countries.
		The average age of patients with the wet form of macular degeneration is the mid-70s.
		Wet macular degeneration is more common in whites, but occurs in all races.
	www.macular-degeneration.org (219 words)

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