How do we see the world?<br />- In the Normal Eye, the lens is clear & transparent,<br />-which focuses light on the retina<br />-To produce sharp image & clear picture.<br />ARMD: This is the most common cause of irreversible vision loss in people over age of 60 years.<br />The retina has two parts: The Peripheral retina and central part called as Macula.<br />This is the only part which is capable of producing a sharp and crisp image.<br />Any damage to Macula will lead to blurred vision, wavy vision, even loss in Central part of vision.<br /><br />There are two types of ARMD:<br /><br />Dry AMD and Wet AMD-<br /><br />What is Dry AMD-?<br />-This is the most common type<br />-There are few round deposits called drusens appear beneath the retina<br />-Development of large drusens may lead to decreased vision<br />-Dry type if MD is slow progressive loss of vision<br /><br />What is wet AMD-?<br />-here the central part of the retina is called as macula which is capable of producing sharp image<br />-beneath the macula, the abnormal blood vessels starts growing
