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Macular Degeneration

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Macular Degeneration is a problem in the part of the eye that controls your sharpest central vision. It is a group of diseases that result in a loss of detailed vision. The brain will not just leave the spot empty, so it learns to fill it in with spotty macular cell damage. People most of the time don't tell their doctors (ophthalmologist
s) about it until it is well in advance.
There are two types of Macular Degeneration. Juvenile Macular Degeneration affects the central vision in young children. This takes place in the macula, or the central region of the retina. The retina is where we are able to read and to distinguish colors. The main symptoms of Juvenile Macular Degeneration is a reduction in the vision.
Adult Macular Degeneration is usually said to affect only those over 55 years of age. This type is found in the photosensitive cells in your retina. This includes those that control critical colors and fine detail vision.......

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