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What is an impairment of vision due to old age called?
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macular disease : Macular age related degeneration may be what you are inquiring about.
Answered 11/17/2013
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Macular degeneration: The most common age related loss of vision in people over 50 is age related macular degeneration. Cataracts also increase with aging and affect vision, and are the worlds most common disease of treatable/ curable blindness.
Answered 12/29/2013
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