Wet AMD (age-related macular degeneration) is a long-term eye disorder causing blind spots in vision or blurred vision. These are usually caused by abnormal blood vessels leaking blood or fluid into the macula that is essential for central vision. At later stages of wet AMD, straight lines begin to appear crooked or wavy, and the blurry areas and blank spots worsen.
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Can lost eyesight due to AMD be regained?
Query: Hi doctor,I am asking questions on behalf of my uncle. My uncle is 94 years old with a weight of 68 kilograms and a height of five feet nine inches. Before a week, he lost his eyesight and he is unable to read now. He had diminishing eyesight. For this, he visited the eye clinic regularly until the ... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. It is unusual that he has lost eyesight in both eyes simultaneously as his one eye was bad and the other one got deteriorated suddenly. AMD (age-related macular degeneration) is of two types. They are wet type and dry type. You have not attached the reports of his exist... Read Full »
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