Patients may progress to vision loss through progressive atrophy of the macular tissue.
Age related macular degeneration, cataract, multidimensional assessment.
They did not have macular degeneration at the start of the study.
The majority of people with dry age-related macular degeneration do not suffer very severe visual loss.
If they cause the macula to swell (known as macular edema ), they can make vision blurred.