Mesh term Macular Degeneration
Browse to parent terms:Retinal Degeneration
Description
Degenerative changes in the RETINA usually of older adults which results in a loss of vision in the center of the visual field (the MACULA LUTEA) because of damage to the retina. It occurs in dry and wet forms.Browse to child terms:
Geographic Atrophy
Macular Edema
Vitelliform Macular Dystrophy
Wet Macular Degeneration
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