Age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the silent disease that causes loss of sight

About 200,000 age-related macular degeneration (AMD) get diagnosed every year. Age-related macular degeneration is the leading cause of loss of vision in the adult age 60 and older. It affects the macula that section of the eye focuses on fine detail. As a result, causes AMD the sharp, central vision loss for normal daily tasks such as, for example, reading and travel is required. This disease although it both sexes are affected, it affects women more frequently than men, according to several large studies under the direction of the Wills Eye Institute in Philadelphia.

Risk factors

Age is the biggest risk factor for AMD.Abgesehen other risk factors include age:

Sex (AMD affects women more than men;)(Women live longer) SmokingObesityFamily history race (European adults are more likely to lose vision of AMD as African Americans).

The silent disease

AMD can sneak on people, because it can gradually progress and beinhaltet.Aufgrund of these factors can no pain the AMD progress, without being noticed until it's too late, and vision in both eyes cause kann.deshalb it is so important to get regular eye exams.

Early detection is the key

Early detection can slow the loss of vision.

Treatment options

Treatment options include:

Drugs,
Laser therapies
Vitamins and
Vision support the devices.

Thanks to the technology, there are many new treatments on the horizon.These include:

Anti-VEGF (Vascular Endothelial growth factor) drugs.Anti-VEGF drugs to prevent new blood vessel formation, the cause of a type of AMD, and regular injections into the Auge.Die require newer drugs work by destroying strands of messenger RNA that for the production of harmful proteins responsible require obsolete.you fewer injections.Newer drugs, including small interfering RNA.To reduce the incidence of Intravitreal injection of older drugs.

Warning signs

There are also signs the AMD zugeordnet.Wenn experience the following symptoms of vision, contact an eye care specialist:

Lines or edges, the wavy or distorted appear; diffused faces difficulties to see colors; dark or empty spaces that the center of your vision to block; difficulty reading fine print or read road signs from a moving vehicle; or difficulty to see at a distance or during the night.

Prevention

AMD can be diagnosed in a routine eye examination.

The American Academy of Ophthalmology recommends a comprehensive eye exam every one to two years for senior citizens at the age of 65, and every two to four years for adults between 40 and 65.

Your eye doctor can you also a special diagram known an Amsler grid, you take with you and use to identify early problems.

When AMD runs in your family, we recommend that you speak an ophthalmologist appropriate screening measures.

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