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How many different kinds of macular degeneration are there?
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Many: However what most people are referring to when they say "macular degeneration" is the age-related type that is more common in older people and seems to be caused by a build-up of waste products in the retina. Age-related macular degeneration is most often the "dry" form with relatively good vision and only slow loss while about 10% have "wet" disease with more rapid and significant vision loss.
Answered 12/31/2014
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Two types: 1. Dry age-related macular degeneration: treated with areds vitamins, tobacco cessation. 2. Wet age-related macular degeneration: intravitreal injections of anti-vegf molecules like avastin, lucentis, (ranibizumab) or eylea.
Answered 12/9/2013
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