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Results 1 - 6 of 6 for macular degeneration
  1. Macular Degeneration (National Library of Medicine)  
    Macular degeneration, or age-related macular degeneration (AMD), is a leading cause of vision loss in Americans 60 and older. It is a disease that destroys your sharp, ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/maculardegeneration.html - Health Topics
  2. Retinal Disorders (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... be serious enough to cause blindness. Examples are: Macular degeneration - a disease that destroys your sharp, central vision Diabetic eye disease Retinal detachment - a medical emergency, when the retina is ... children. Macular pucker - scar tissue on the macula Macular hole - ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/retinaldisorders.html - Health Topics
  3. Eye Care (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... raise your risk of cataracts and age-related macular degeneration. Protect your eyes by using sunglasses that block ... of developing age-related eye diseases such as macular degeneration and cataracts and can damage the optic nerve. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/eyecare.html - Health Topics
  4. Eye Diseases (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... nerve layer at the back of the eye Macular degeneration - a disease that destroys sharp, central vision Diabetic ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/eyediseases.html - Health Topics
  5. Smoking (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... can raise your risk of cataracts and cause macular degeneration (AMD). People who smoke while pregnant have a ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/smoking.html - Health Topics
  6. Vision Impairment and Blindness (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... States are age-related eye diseases such as macular degeneration, cataracts, and glaucoma. Other eye disorders, eye injuries, ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/visionimpairmentandblindness.html - Health Topics