Degeneration (ARMD)
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- What is ARMD?
- Symptoms of ARMD
- Causes of ARMD
- Prevention of ARMD
- Risk factors for ARMD
- Complications of ARMD
- When to see a doctor about ARMD
- Diagnosis of ARMD
- Conventional treatment of ARMD
- Alternative/complementary treatment of ARMD
- Living with ARMD
- Caring for someone with ARMD
Symptoms of age-related macular degeneration (ARMD)
General symptoms of dry macular degeneration
The symptoms of dry macular degeneration generally develop very slowly and not very noticeable. Main symptoms are:
- Blurry or blind spot in centre of vision, together with a decrease in the sharpness of central vision
- Blurriness of printed words when reading
- Decreased ability to see the intensity or brightness of colours
- Difficulty reading, writing, embroidery, sewing or anything else that requires close-up work
- Difficulty seeing properly when lights are dimmed
- Haziness in vision which increases gradually (but continues to get worse)
- Inability to distinguish different people
- Require a lot of bright light when reading, writing, embroidery, sewing or anything else that needs close-up work
- Vision loss (final symptom)
General symptoms of wet macular degeneration
The symptoms of wet macular degeneration happen quite abruptly and normally worsen very quickly:
- Blurriness or blind spot in field of vision
- Decreased central vision
- Decreased ability to see the intensity or brightness of colours
- Distortion in vision - seeing straight lines as looking wavy, lopsided or bent
- Hallucinating - seeing objects that are not there
- Objects appearing smaller or further away than they are
- Vision loss (final symptom)
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< 1: what is ARMD 3: causes > Last reviewed: 14 September 2007 || Last updated: 15 March 2009
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Disclaimer: This guide is not intended to be used for diagnostic or prescriptive purposes. For any treatment or diagnosis of illness, please see your doctor.
