See Also: Macular degeneration(health)
macular degeneration(medicine)
macular degeneration(encyclopedia)
Degeneration, macular(health)
Sorsby's macular degeneration(medicine)
age-related macular degeneration(medicine)
disciform macular degeneration(medicine)
Age-related macular degeneration(health)
Age Related Macular Degeneration(health)
familial pseudoinflammatory macular degeneration(medicine)

Degeneration, macular (health)


A disease that progressively destroys the macula, the central portion of the retina, impairing central vision. Macular degeneration rarely causes blindness because only the center of vision is affected. However, injury to the macula in the center of the retina can impair the ability to see straight ahead clearly and sometimes make it difficult to read, drive, or perform other daily activities that require fine central vision.