This is a condition that affects the middle part of vision for older people. It doesn't hurt and it doesn’t cause blindness, but it can make seeing things more difficult. You can develop it in just one eye or in both.
You either have 'dry' or 'wet' AMD.
Dry AMD is more common. There isn't a treatment but visual aids can help to manage symptoms. Wet AMD can progress quickly and affect your vision more severely, but treatments are available – so it's important to get checked out if you notice any symptoms.
What are the symptoms of macular degeneration?
AMD doesn’t hurt, and it doesn’t change how your eyes look. But it can make it more difficult to do things like read, watch TV, drive or recognise faces.
Symptoms of AMD include:
• a blurry or distorted area in your vision
• straight lines looking wavy
• things looking smaller than they should
• colours not looking as bright as they used to
• bright lights being uncomfortable
• adapting from dark to light conditions being difficult
• hallucinations (seeing things that aren’t there). As AMD develops, you might struggle to see anything at all in the middle part of your vision.
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