COMMON EYE DISEASES - ARMD

AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION (ARMD)

Progressive loss of central vision that occurs in elderly patients

Wet ARMD

- may notice distortion of central vision and blurring progress rapidly

- results in color blindness

- either inject drug to prevent from worse but vision cannot be better or, inject drug to improve vision, expensive and up to 2 years treatment

Dry ARMD

Vision start to get worse over period of years

-Will have problems with reading and any task required detailed vision

- no effective treatment but will not lead to total blindness as long the distance vision retain

- vision can be improved by LOW VISION AIDS