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Macular degeneration, also known as AMD, is a leading cause of vision loss among people age 50 and older. It is more common than you think.
If you are like many people, you probably do not know a lot about the condition or understand what is going on inside your eyes.
I’m sharing 5 things you need to know about this eye condition to catch you up to speed!
- As you age, the higher your chances of getting macular degeneration become.
-People are typically diagnosed with this condition ager the age of 60, and the numbers go up as people get into their 70’s, 80’s, and older.
- Quit smoking—it can spare your vision.
-Research shows that smoking doubles the risk of AMD.
- Eat a lot of leafy green vegetables, blueberries, and fish.
-Many nutrition studies have found people with better nutrition have a lower risk of macular degeneration.
- Macular degeneration comes in two types: wet and dry.
-Thankfully, the majority of people with AMD have the dry type. This type will show signs on your eye exam but does not greatly affect vision while it is dry.
-Sometimes, the dry type progresses to the wet type. This leads to scarring in your macula and different levels of blindness in the eye.
- Foggy vision can be an indication of macular degeneration.
-For early or intermediate AMD, symptoms may include blurred, cloudy, distorted or central smudging of vision.
The only way to know for sure if you have early signs of AMD is to go to your ophthalmologist for yearly eye exams! You may have no symptoms and great vision, yet have early signs in your eyes.
If you have any family members with AMD, it is especially important to get checked early on.
If you are diagnosed with this condition, there are special vitamins and diet adjustments that are proven to slow the progression to this vision-threatening disease. Millions of people live with signs of dry macular degeneration for years with good vision!
Don’t miss your chance to prevent early on–get your eyes checked!
