What is Macular Degeneration?

Part of The Retina Clinic series with Professor Paulo Eduardo Stanga.

In this video, Professor Paulo Eduardo Stanga explains age-related macular degeneration (AMD), one of the leading causes of sight loss in older adults. Learn what the macula does, how AMD affects central vision, and the differences between dry and wet macular degeneration.

This expert-led discussion provides clear, accessible information to help you better understand the condition, available treatments and the impact macular degeneration can have on everyday life.

Video transcript

Age-related macular degeneration is the premature or early aging of the macula.

The macula is inside the eye, at the back of the eye, of the retina that we use to see small details, discriminate faces, for example, and in some patients, it ages at an earlier time.

There are basically two types of age-related macular degeneration, dry and wet macular degeneration.

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