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A 28-year-old male asked:

My gf is just 23 yrs old , she had eyes prblms so went to eye doc and she was diagnosed with macular degeneration, will she go blind? is thre no cure

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Dr. Solomon Gelbart
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Not likely: There are many types of macular degeneration so it is difficult to say specifically. Make sure that your GF sees a retina specialist and get specific answer to this question based on the type of macular degeneration that she has.
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