What Is Macular Degeneration?
AMD Strikes Blue Eyes More Than Brown
This is a disease which results in loss of vision in center of the visual field due to damage to the retina. It usually strikes older adults.
"The inner layer of the eye is the retina, which contains nerves that communicate sight, and behind the retina is the choroid, which contains the blood supply to the retina.
In the dry (nonexudative) form, cellular debris called drusen accumulate between the retina and the choroid, and the retina can become detached. In the wet (exudative) form, which is more severe, blood vessels grow up from the choroid behind the retina, and the retina can also become detached. It can be treated with laser coagulation, and with medication that stops and sometimes reverses the growth of blood vessels".
via squidoo.com
This is an usual eye condition that people should be tested for.
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