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MACULAR
DEGENERATION
By Dr Rajen Pillay, an ophthalmologist practising at Netcare Waterfall City Hospital and Netcare Sunninghill Hospital
“If I have one message, I would urge people to
go and get their eyes tested regularly in order to
help detect any sight problems. It’s very sad to
see people accepting sight loss where there are
treatments. There is some fantastic research taking
place, and with more funding and further research,
many more conditions will become curable, and
sight loss may become a thing of the past.”
Belinda – diagnosed with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in 2010
Dr Rajen Pillay
Normal vision Vision with damaged macula
IMAGE BY THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH, USA – https://commons.wikimedia.org
A ge-related macular degeneration WHAT IS MACULAR DEGENERATION?
(AMD), is a common condition that
Macular degeneration is a leading cause of vision loss and
blindness in people over 50 years and is the most common
affects vision in elderly individuals. In
2020, it was estimated that 196 million
condition affects both eyes and causes vision loss due to
people were living with AMD worldwide. reason for blind registration in the western world. The
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