Complications of Age-related macular degeneration

Complications list for Age-related macular degeneration:

The list of complications that have been mentioned in various sources for Age-related macular degeneration includes:

• Blindness
• Low vision (see Vision loss)
• Legal blindness and inability to drive and inability to see faces

See also the symptoms of Age-related macular degeneration and Age-related macular degeneration: Introduction.

Complications and sequelae of Age-related macular degeneration from the Diseases Database include:

• Choroidal neovascularization
• Retinal drusen
• Maculopathy
• Vitreous haemorrhage

See also the symptoms of Age-related macular degeneration and Age-related macular degeneration: Introduction.

Complications of Age-related macular degeneration:

Age-Related Macular Degeneration Status of Research: NEI (Excerpt)

Although only 10 percent of those with AMD have this type of the disease, "wet" AMD accounts for 90 percent of all blindness resulting from AMD. (Source: excerpt from Age-Related Macular Degeneration Status of Research: NEI)

Age-Related Macular Degeneration Status of Research: NEI (Excerpt)

In addition to being a leading cause of blindness in the United States, AMD is also a leading cause of low vision, broadly defined as a visual impairment interfering with an individual's ability to perform activities of daily living. There are approximately three million Americans who suffer from visual conditions that are not correctable by standard glasses or contact lenses. People with low vision often cannot perform daily routine activities, such as reading the newspaper, preparing meals, or recognizing faces of friends. The graying of our population will be a key factor in the increasing rates of low vision and have a significant effect on our health care system. (Source: excerpt from Age-Related Macular Degeneration Status of Research: NEI)

Age-related macular degeneration Symptoms: Book Excerpts

• Signs and symptoms - Age-related macular degeneration
• Signs and symptoms - Macular degeneration

Medical news summaries about complications of Age-related macular degeneration:

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Complication statistics for Age-related macular degeneration:

The following are statistics from various sources about the complications of Age-related macular degeneration:

• 104,000 people are legally blind from because of age-related macular Degeneration in the US (Research to Prevent Blindness, NISE, NSF)

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About complications:

Complications of Age-related macular degeneration are secondary conditions, symptoms, or other disorders that are caused by Age-related macular degeneration. In many cases the distinction between symptoms of Age-related macular degeneration and complications of Age-related macular degeneration is unclear or arbitrary.

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