{"id":222,"date":"2019-08-28T17:16:36","date_gmt":"2019-08-28T17:16:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/?page_id=222"},"modified":"2019-09-04T03:21:20","modified_gmt":"2019-09-04T03:21:20","slug":"macular-degeneration","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/specialties\/retina\/macular-degeneration\/","title":{"rendered":"Macular Degeneration"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"222\" class=\"elementor elementor-222\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a2a2d74 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a2a2d74\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1dd9263\" data-id=\"1dd9263\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a21d74 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1a21d74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Girl_2_Blue-1024x385.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-401\" alt=\"Afro woman smiling with white teeth\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Girl_2_Blue-1024x385.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Girl_2_Blue-300x113.jpg 300w, https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Girl_2_Blue-768x289.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c4fab30 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c4fab30\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ead17d5\" data-id=\"ead17d5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26e13e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"26e13e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1><span>Treatment of Macular Degeneration<\/span><\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d5f6e0c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d5f6e0c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1708266\" data-id=\"1708266\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-317f145 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"317f145\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Despite ongoing medical research, there is no cure yet for \u2018dry\u2019 macular degeneration. Based on clinical studies, some nutritional supplements may slow progression of macular degeneration. This is based on the Age Related Eye Disease Study (AREDS) that showed that a certain formula of vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin E, zinc and copper reduced the chance of progression from intermediate to late stages of macular degeneration by about 25%. Treatment of advanced forms of \u2018dry\u2019 macular degeneration focuses on helping a person find ways to cope with visual impairment.<\/p><p>The most frequently used treatment for \u2018wet\u2019 macular degeneration is injection of a medicine that halts new blood vessel growth and causes them to regress. Despite advanced medical treatment, however, many people with age-related macular degeneration still experience some vision loss.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a6c9b89\" data-id=\"a6c9b89\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8494d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"c8494d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<var style=\"width: 100%; padding-bottom: 0px; display: block;\" data-presentation=\"45f8b546-475e-4065-4950-4ab44bb640b8\" data-loaded=\"true\"><a href=\"\/\/showecho.com\/theater\/45f8b546-475e-4065-4950-4ab44bb640b8\" style=\"display:none\"><font style=\"font-size:100%\" my=\"my\">View Video<\/font><\/a><div style=\"padding-bottom: 56.25%; position: relative;\"><iframe src=\"\/\/share.rendia.com\/whitelabel\/load\/aHR0cHM6Ly9tZWRmb3JkcmV0aW5hY2FyZS5jb20vbWFjdWxhci1kZWdlbmVyYXRpb24vbWFjdWxhci1kZWdlbmVyYXRpb24tdHJlYXRtZW50cy8\/45f8b546-475e-4065-4950-4ab44bb640b8\" frameborder=\"0\" title=\"Rendia Embed Player\" onload=\"this.style.visibility = &quot;visible&quot;\" scrolling=\"no\" allow=\"autoplay\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; border: none; visibility: visible;\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/var>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a31a6a3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a31a6a3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2fcf872\" data-id=\"2fcf872\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a81b00 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8a81b00\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span>Occasionally, \u2018wet\u2019 macular degeneration can be treated with other procedures, including laser surgery. It may also be treated with photodynamic therapy (PDT), in which a light activated chemical is injected into the blood stream and activated in the eye with a low energy laser.<\/span><\/p><p><span>To help you adapt to lower vision levels, your doctor can prescribe optical devices or refer you to a low-vision specialist or center. A wide range of support services and rehabilitation programs are also available to help people with macular degeneration maintain a satisfying lifestyle. Because side vision is usually not affected, a person\u2019s remaining sight is very useful. Often, people can continue with many of their favorite activities by using low-vision optical devices such as magnifying devices, closed-circuit television, large-print reading materials, and talking computerized devices.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebb9897 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"ebb9897\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6df3ef8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6df3ef8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span>Get EyeSmart<\/span><\/h2><p><span>Visit the American Academy of Ophthalmology\u2019s webpage on\u00a0<\/span><a title=\"Age-related Macular Degeneration.\" href=\"http:\/\/www.geteyesmart.org\/eyesmart\/diseases\/amd.cfm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span>Macular Degeneration.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0493315 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0493315\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c18efa2\" data-id=\"c18efa2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div 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elementor-element elementor-element-0ae87cc\" data-id=\"0ae87cc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-887fe57 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"887fe57\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"384\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/AdobeStock_209743987-1024x384.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6749\" alt=\"Two People Having A Conversation\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/AdobeStock_209743987-1024x384.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/AdobeStock_209743987-300x113.jpg 300w, https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/AdobeStock_209743987-768x288.jpg 768w, https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/AdobeStock_209743987.jpg 1501w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c7f5273 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c7f5273\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-160830d\" data-id=\"160830d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63dba56 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"63dba56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1><span>Types of Macular Degeneration<\/span><\/h1><p><span>The two main categories of age-related macular degeneration are \u2018dry\u2019 (atrophic) and \u2018wet\u2019 (exudative):<\/span><\/p><h2><span>\u2018Dry\u2019 or Atrophic\u2009Macular Degeneration<\/span><\/h2><p><span>Most people have the \u2018dry\u2019 form of macular degeneration. It is caused by aging and thinning of the tissues of the macula. Vision loss is usually gradual.<\/span><\/p><h2><span>\u2018Wet\u2019 or Exudative\u2009Macular Degeneration<\/span><\/h2><p><span>The \u2018wet\u2019 form of macular degeneration accounts for about 10% of all macular degeneration cases. It results when abnormal blood vessels form underneath the retina at the back of the eye. These new, abnormal blood vessels leak fluid or blood and blur central vision. Vision loss may be rapid and severe.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-142bf50 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"142bf50\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e83cced\" data-id=\"e83cced\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-311cf6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"311cf6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<var style=\"width: 100%; padding-bottom: 0px; display: block;\" data-presentation=\"146b4432-4472-4c3f-4ee5-444146ae470b\" data-loaded=\"true\"><a style=\"display: none;\" href=\"\/\/showecho.com\/theater\/146b4432-4472-4c3f-4ee5-444146ae470b\"><font style=\"font-size:100%\" my=\"my\">View Video<\/font><\/a><div style=\"padding-bottom: 56.25%; position: relative;\"><iframe src=\"\/\/share.rendia.com\/whitelabel\/load\/aHR0cHM6Ly9tZWRmb3JkcmV0aW5hY2FyZS5jb20vbWFjdWxhci1kZWdlbmVyYXRpb24vdHlwZXMtb2YtbWFjdWxhci1kZWdlbmVyYXRpb24v\/146b4432-4472-4c3f-4ee5-444146ae470b\" frameborder=\"0\" title=\"Rendia Embed Player\" onload=\"this.style.visibility = &quot;visible&quot;\" scrolling=\"no\" allow=\"autoplay\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; border: none; visibility: visible;\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/var>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7aae5ae\" data-id=\"7aae5ae\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-565640e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"565640e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span>Macular Degeneration Symptoms<\/span><\/h2><p><span>Macular degeneration can cause different symptoms in different people. The condition may be hardly noticeable in its early stages. Sometimes only one eye loses vision while the other eye continues to see well for many years. But when both eyes are affected, the loss of central vision may be noticed more quickly. The following are some common ways vision loss is detected:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span>Words on a page or faces look blurred<\/span><\/li><li><span>An empty area appears in the center of vision<\/span><\/li><li><span>Straight lines look distorted<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a6a9236 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a6a9236\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3255c93\" data-id=\"3255c93\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58dfcf9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"58dfcf9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Treatment of Macular Degeneration Despite ongoing medical research, there is no cure yet for \u2018dry\u2019 macular degeneration. Based on clinical studies, some nutritional supplements may slow progression of macular degeneration. This is based on the Age Related Eye Disease Study (AREDS) that showed that a certain formula of vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin E, zinc &#8230; <a title=\"Macular Degeneration\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/specialties\/retina\/macular-degeneration\/\" aria-label=\"More on Macular Degeneration\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"parent":220,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/222"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=222"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/222\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/220"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.medicaleyecenter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=222"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}