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What is AMD?


The initials AMD stand for a disorder called age-related macular degeneration. AMD is a disease that affects part of the back of the eye called the macula, the central part of the retina. This can cause the center part of your vision to become blurry or wavy. It could also cause a blind spot in the center of your vision.

AMD Audio Presentation

Listen to an overview of AMD
by Dr. William F. Mieler, MD, from the transcript of the Illinois Vision Symposium, October 31, 2006

AMD statistics

Who is at risk for AMD?

What are the different types of AMD?


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This web resource is made possible through an unrestricted educational grant from Pfizer Ophthalmics and (OSI)Eyetech Pharmaceuticals.

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