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2. Macular degeneration - Wikipedia

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   8.7% global prevalence in 2020 [2] Macular degeneration, also known as age-related macular degeneration ( AMD or ARMD ), is a medical condition which may result in blurred or no vision in the center of the visual field. [1] Early on there are often no symptoms. [1] Over time, however, some people experience a gradual worsening of vision that ...

3. Homonymous hemianopsia - Wikipedia

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   Homonymous hemianopsia. Hemianopsia, or hemianopia, is a visual field loss on the left or right side of the vertical midline. It can affect one eye but usually affects both eyes. Homonymous hemianopsia (or homonymous hemianopia) is hemianopic visual field loss on the same side of both eyes. Homonymous hemianopsia occurs because the right half ...

4. Epiretinal membrane - Wikipedia

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   Specialty. Ophthalmology. Epiretinal membrane or macular pucker is a disease of the eye in response to changes in the vitreous humor or more rarely, diabetes. Sometimes, as a result of immune system response to protect the retina, cells converge in the macular area as the vitreous ages and pulls away in posterior vitreous detachment (PVD).

5. Macular telangiectasia - Wikipedia

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   Ophthalmology. Macular telangiectasia is a condition of the retina, the light-sensing tissue at the back of the eye that causes gradual deterioration of central vision, interfering with tasks such as reading and driving. Type 1, a very rare disease involving microaneurysms in the retina, typically affects a single eye in male patients, and it ...

6. How to reduce risks of macular degeneration - AOL

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   Macular degeneration happens with age, when the macula, at the center of the retina — “the part of the eye that sees the world for us,” Dr. Vlad Diaconita, a retinal and vitreoretinal ...

7. Pellucid marginal degeneration - Wikipedia

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   Pellucid marginal degeneration is diagnosed by corneal topography. Corneal pachymetry may be useful in confirming the diagnosis. Treatment usually consists of vision correction with eyeglasses or contact lenses. Intacs implants, corneal collagen cross-linking, and corneal transplant surgery are additional options.