makula dejenerasyonu
Also known as macular degeneration of retina, age related macular degeneration, age-related macular degeneration
retinal degeneration characterized by gradual deterioration of light-sensing cells in the tissues at the back of the eye
Key facts
- Other names
- Age-related macular degeneration
- Specialty
- Ophthalmology , optometry
- Symptoms
- Blurred or no vision in the center of the visual field
- Complications
- Visual hallucinations
- Usual onset
- Older people
- Types
- Early, intermediate, late
- Causes
- Damage to the macula of the retina
- Risk factors
- Genetics, smoking
- Diagnostic method
- Eye examination
- Prevention
- Exercise, healthy diet, quit smoking
- Treatment
- Anti-VEGF medication injected into the eye, laser coagulation , photodynamic therapy
- Frequency
- 8.7% global prevalence in 2020