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A member asked:
Is macular degeneration curabr?
4 doctors weighed in across 3 answers
No: Macular degeneration cannot be cured. Certain vitamins and fish oil can slow the progression of the disease.
Answered 9/28/2014
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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.
Answered 2/24/2014
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No: Right now we have treatments, some of which are very good to treat wet amd, but there is no real cure.
Answered 3/29/2013
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