A 28-year-old male asked:
Is macular degeneration curabr?
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Dr. Tim Conradanswered
Ophthalmology 36 years experience
No: Macular degeneration cannot be cured. Certain vitamins and fish oil can slow the progression of the disease.
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Dr. Richard Scartozzianswered
Ophthalmology - Retinal Surgery 21 years experience
See Below: Dry (nonexudative) age-related macular degeneration (amd) is treated with areds (age-related eye disase study) vitamins. Wet (exudative) amd is treated with ocular injections (intravitreal avastin, lucentis, (ranibizumab) or eylea). See a retina specialist. There are no cures right now.
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Dr. Keshav Narainanswered
Retinal Surgery 31 years experience
No: Right now we have treatments, some of which are very good to treat wet amd, but there is no real cure.
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A 42-year-old member asked:
What is macular degeneration ?
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Dr. Richard Scartozzianswered
Ophthalmology - Retinal Surgery 21 years experience
See below: Age-related macular degeneration (amd) is a retinal condition which affects older adults and results in a loss of vision in the center of the visual field (the macula). There are “dry” and “wet” forms. It is a top cause of blindness and visual impairment in older adults (>50 years) in industrialized countries.
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