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2. Photopsia - Wikipedia

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   age-related macular degeneration; vertebrobasilar insufficiency; optic neuritis; visual snow syndrome; Vitreous shrinkage or liquefaction, which is the most common cause of photopsia, causes a pull in vitreoretinal attachments, irritating the retina and causing it to discharge electrical impulses. These impulses are interpreted by the brain as ...

3. Macular degeneration is hereditary, but there are ways to ...

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   Macular degeneration, also known as age-related macular degeneration (or AMD) is the most common cause of severe vision loss in people over age 60, affecting an estimated 20 million Americans.

4. Maculopathy - Wikipedia

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   Age-Related Macular Degeneration is a degenerative maculopathy associated with progressive sight loss. It is characterised by changes in pigmentation in the Retinal Pigment Epithelium, the appearance of drusen on the retina of the eye and choroidal neovascularization. AMD has two forms; 'dry' or atrophic/non-exudative AMD, and 'wet' or ...

5. Vitreomacular adhesion - Wikipedia

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   Vitreomacular adhesion (VMA) is a human medical condition where the vitreous gel (or simply vitreous, AKA vitreous humour) of the human eye adheres to the retina in an abnormally strong manner.

6. Age-Related Eye Disease Study - Wikipedia

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   investigate the natural history and risk factors of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and cataracts, and; evaluate the effects of high doses of antioxidants and zinc on the progression of the two conditions in those with AMD. The results were reported in the October 2001 issue of Archives of Ophthalmology. [1]

7. Eye disease - Wikipedia

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   (H35.3) Age-related macular degeneration — the photosensitive cells in the macula malfunction and over time cease to work (H35.3) Macular degeneration — loss of central vision, due to macular degeneration Bull's Eye Maculopathy (H35.3) Epiretinal membrane — a transparent layer forms and tightens over the retina (H35.4) Peripheral retinal ...