Age related macular degeneration is a degenerative condition of the macula as a result of hardening of the arteries of the retina.
Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Disease or medical condition
Risk Factors:
- Old age
- Family history of macular degeneration
- Female
- Ultraviolet radiation exposure
- Obesity
- White
- Tobacco smoking
- Hypercholesterolemia
- Hypertension
Symptoms:
- Nyctalopia
- Hallucination
- Blurred vision
- Loss in contrast sensitivity
- Metamorphopsia
- Scotoma
- Vision disorder
