Macular Degeneration

February is Age-Related Macular Degeneration Awareness Month. Here’s what you need to know about this serious eye disease that affects millions of Americans. While reading a book or magazine you start to notice how the words in the center of the page aren’t there anymore. Not just blurry—gone, washed out by a dark hole that has appeared in the middle

Imagine gazing at a family portrait filled with the smiling faces of those you love most. Only, you can’t see their smiles-in fact, you can barely make out their faces. The details you long to see are blurred or blanked out. This is what people with Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) experience every day. Blurring and other distortions that occur in

Are You at Risk for Age-related Macular Degeneration? Imagine looking into the face of someone you love, but not really seeing them: Instead of those familiar features, you only see a blank or dark spot. That’s what it can be like for someone with advanced Age-related Macular Degeneration (ARMD), one of the top causes for irreversible vision loss in people