What’s the Difference Between Dry and Wet Age-Related Macular Degeneration?
What’s the Difference Between Dry and Wet Age-Related Macular Degeneration?
Learn what’s different about the symptoms, diagnosis and treatment of dry versus wet macular degeneration. This article is based on reporting that features expert sources.
Dry and Wet Macular Degeneration
THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN dry age-related macular degeneration and wet age-related macular degeneration can be confusing, but they’re important to know. They could mean the difference between a doctor simply monitoring your disease or needing regular injections to stop rapid vision loss.
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Age-related macular degeneration is very common with aging, and the chance of developing it increases with each decade after age 50. If you’ve been diagnosed with age-related macular degeneration, you’re not alone. There are 11 million people in the U.S. with age-related macular degeneration, according to the BrightFocus Foundation, a nonprofit group that supports research and education about eye and brain diseases. Age-related macular degeneration will affect an estimated 196 million people around the world by 2020. Read more