About 10 years ago, my elderly father was diagnosed with dry AMD and then later we were told it was ‘advanced’ and that he had ‘geographic atrophy’. At the time, I didn’t understand what that was.
Here’s an excellent article about what those terms really mean. It’s on the great website WebRN: Macular Degeneration. If you haven’t looked at it, I recommend that you do after you read this article.
April 11, 2016
Article from India:
With a surge in eye-related diseases in India, Ophthalmologist have said smoking is emerging as one of the major reasons behind vision-loss among patients. However, only 10-20 percent people are aware of it.
According to the doctors, several studies have shown that smoking increases the risk of age-related macular degeneration, cataract, glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy and dry eye syndrome.
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