Editorial
Naeem Sayed
Abstract
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is an eye disease that can blur the sharp, central vision you need for activities like reading and driving. “Age-related” means that it often happens in older people. “Macular” means it affects a part of your eye called the macula. In the case of the retina these particles sometimes get deposited behind the retina at the area of the macular and accumulate over the years forming what we call drusen. This raises the macular area and impede it function. Sometimes this causes fluids to leak into the macular area causing what we call wet AMD. It is a more severe version of the condition and causes visually loss quickly. When drusen is caused by fats and other particles deposit we get dry AMD. Signs of AMD may start to manifest from the age of 40.