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Macular degeneration

Macular degeneration

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An eye disease that causes vision loss.

Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this

39 year experience in Internal Medicine

Is a type of:

Eye disorders

How long it usually lasts:

Chronic (lasts years to lifelong)

How common it is:

Common
Middle-aged adult
41-60
Very common

How it can usually be treated?

Incurable but treatment can help

How is it usually diagnosed?

Requires diagnosis by a medical professional

Body locations

Eye

Symptoms

Vision loss
Blurred vision
Impaired color vision
Visual disturbances
Blurred vision, blurring of nearby objects
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Medications

Ratings show how effective doctors think these medications are at treating Macular degeneration
Aflibercept
4.5
60 reviews
Ranibizumab
4.4
67 reviews
Bevacizumab
4.3
67 reviews
Pegaptanib
2.4
60 reviews
Difluprednate
1.8
44 reviews
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Procedures

Ratings show how effective doctors think these procedures are at treating Macular degeneration

Surgery

Laser photocoagulation
2.5
32 reviews

Medical devices

Retinoscope
Microcurrent electrical neuromuscular stimulator

Other treatments

Watchful waiting
Vision training
Phytotherapy

Tests

Amsler grid
Optical coherence tomography
Eye exam

Risk factors

Personal

Cigarette smoking

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