Q: What happens in macular degeneration? My eye doctor found something called drusen in my eye, and now I'm supposed to take these special vitamins. He didn't say anything about macular ...

Dear Doctors: What happens in macular degeneration? My eye doctor found something called drusen in my eye, and now I’m supposed to take these special vitamins. He didn’t say anything about ...

It is common to see drusen in people over 60 years of age. 90% of drusen are caused by dry macular degeneration. The remaining 10% of drusen are caused by wet macular degeneration.‌ ...

In dry macular degeneration, the concern is when deposits called drusen start getting out of control. Drusen are small, yellowish deposits that form under the retina of the eye. They’re like ...

Small drusen develop with age and are commonly found in people over 50, but medium or larger-size drusen are a sign of AMD. ... Dry macular degeneration can’t be cured, ...

The most common form of age-related macular degeneration is called the dry form. This form of the disease affects up to 90 percent of AMD patients. In the early stages of dry AMD, tiny deposits of ...

Once a certain number and size of drusen can be seen by a provider, the macular degeneration timeline of vision loss progression starts. The timeline of vision loss in AMD goes through several stages.

The retina in dry macular degeneration has yellow deposits called drusen under the macula. In wet macular degeneration, there is accumulation of blood and fluid inside and under the macula in ...

Age is a leading risk factor for macular degeneration, along with smoking and obesity. The condition is more common among women and those with a family history of the disease. Dr. Ambati's ...

My eye doctor found something called drusen in my eye, and now I’m supposed to take these special vitamins. He didn’t say anything about macular degeneration, but a co-worker scared me by ...

The majority of people develop dry macular degeneration, which is a gradual thinning of the macula. This brings us to drusen. These are small white or yellowish deposits of debris that can form ...