Dry Age Related Macular Degeneration Custom Search Dry age related macular degeneration (AMD) is one of the two main types of AMD. The other is wet age related macular degeneration. Dry Macular DegenerationThe reason "age" is in the name of this eye disease is because it becomes more common as we age.Age is the number one risk factor for developing AMD. 
As we age our risk increases. In fact it is the number one cause of legal blindness in the senior population in the U.S. Although it causes loss of vision, dry age related macular degeneration does NOT cause blindness. It is the loss of our central or straight ahead vision - like seeing a person's face, reading words on a page, seeing a street sign. Peripheral or side vision is not affected. The retina is a small, postage stamp size, area and the macula is a small pinpoint in the middle. The macula is responsible for our sharp, detailed and straight ahead vision. Dry AMD is the more common form of this macular degenerative disease causing a more gradual loss of vision compared to wet AMD which results in sudden loss of central vision. In fact 85% of those with this retina disease have the dry form. Macular Drusen
The first sign of dry age related macular degeneration may be the presence of macular drusen found by your eye specialist during your eye exam.Drusen are yellow deposits that are found between two layers of the retina - the retinal pigment epithelium and the choroid layer. The type of drusen, the size of the drusen and the number of drusen are all important factors in understanding the prognosis and progression of your disease. To learn more about macular drusen click here: Macular Drusen Macular Degeneration Picture
A scotoma is an area of diminished vision surrounded by relatively normal vision, such as experienced by someone with advanced macular degeneration.The frustrating part of macular degeneration is that the peripheral vision remains fine, while the more important central vision that we need for daily living becomes impaired. To see a macular degeneration picture showing the central vision loss that is experienced by someone with advanced macular degeneration click here: Macular Degeneration Picture Macular Degeneration GridOne of the first signs of macular degeneration is the appearance of wavy lines, when you should be seeing a straight line. This change in your vision can be caused by the drusen deposits or by the development of abnormal blood vessels in the retina.It is important to monitor your vision yourself at home using a macular degeneration grid or more commonly called, an Amsler Grid. To see what this grid looks like or to get your free macular degeneration grid click here: Macular Degeneration Grid Dry Macular Degeneration Treatment
Dry AMD treatment is not available from traditional, conventional medicine at this time. Although there are clinical trials now that are looking at treatment options for dry AMD.However, that is not to say that there aren't ways to intervene to try to slow the progression of this retina degeneration. There is plenty of research that supports nutritional intervention can indeed impact the health of our eyes and more specifically our macula. Click here to learn more: Dry Macular Degeneration Treatment Go from Dry Age Related Macular Degeneration to Definition of Macular Degeneration Would you like to be updated on: The Latest Macular Degeneration Clinical Trials? 
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