subject: Macular Degeneration Related To Aging [print this page] As we age, many organs in our body would get degenerated. It is a natural phenomena. As for eyes, age related Macular generation is a commonly eye diseases, which is one of the leading causes of blindness in the elders population. Therefore, one should learn about related information concerning it, so as to give a wide berth to it.
Age related Macular Degeneration takes vision by gradually destroying the sharp, center vision of the eye. It affects the works of macula, a part of the eye located right in the center of the retina, whose job is to convert light or images into electrical impulses and send these impulses to the brain.
Wet age and dry age are the two categories of the Macular degeneration related to aging, and they differ from the time one may need to lose their vision. Wet age related macula degeneration is caused by the formation of blood vessels behind the retina. Such blood vessels are likely to leak fluid or blood. As long as they start to leak, the loss of central vision will occur quickly. For it causes blindness fast, wet age related macular degeneration is also called advanced age related macular disease. On the other hand, dry age macular degeneration happens not because those blood vessels don't leak, but happens because of the slow breaking down of light sensitive cells in the macula. Central vision diminishment would be caused due to the breakdown of light sensitive cells. In most circumstances, dry age is more likely to happen than wet age. 85% people are dry age macular degeneration sufferers.
Up to know, no guaranteed cure for wet or dry age related macular degeneration exists. To slow down the vision loss, usually laser treatments are applied as for the wet age one, and antioxidants are applied as for the dry age one. There is no treatments for advanced dry age related macular degeneration. However, to slow down the progression, eye doctor will always prescribe some daily amounts of antioxidants.
Age related macular degeneration is a rather dangerous eye disease. Therefore, as soon as you get an indication of abnormality, you should go for your eye doctor immediately. The sooner you get a diagnosis the sooner you can start treatment.
