What it is?
Age-related macular degeneration — also called macular degeneration, AMD or ARMD — is deterioration of the macula, which is the small central area of the retina of the eye that controls visual acuity.
The health of the macula determines our ability to read, recognize faces, drive, watch television, use a computer or phone, and perform any other visual task that requires us to see fine detail.
Macular degeneration is classified as either dry AMD or wet AMD.
Who is at risk for age-related macular degeneration?
01.
Heredity
Heredity
02.
Smoking
Smoking
03.
High blood pressure
High blood pressure
Facilities for ARMD Treatment
- Optical Coherence Tomography/ OCT (Nidek, Japan)
- Digital Fundus Fluorescein Angiography/FFA (Kowa, Japan)
- Anti VEGF injection ( Avastin, Razumab,Lucentis,Accentrix)