Animation: Age-related Macular Degeneration — Transcript
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- 0:00Age-related macular degeneration, or AMD,
- 0:03is the leading cause of visual impairment and blindness in older Americans.
- 0:09It affects the retina, the light-sensitive layer of the eye.
- 0:13In early AMD, yellowish deposits form under the retina. They
- 0:19can result in distortion and gradual blurring of vision.
- 0:23As the disease progresses, more and larger deposits develop, and blood vessels grow
- 0:29up from beneath the retina and leak blood. The leaked blood causes damage to the retina.
- 0:36In advanced AMD, peripheral vision may remain but the ability to clearly see straight ahead is lost.
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