This is what the world looks like to someone with macular degeneration.

People with light skin are more likely to develop macular degeneration than others.

Macular degeneration most often affects people in their 60s or older.

In later life, he lost his sight due to macular degeneration.

About 1.7 million Americans, mostly over 60, have lost part of their vision from macular degeneration.

Macular degeneration by itself will not lead to total blindness.

She has been blind from macular degeneration throughout most of her career.

At this time, there is no cure for macular degeneration.

If someone in your family has or had the condition you may be at higher risk for developing macular degeneration.

It's very rare that a person must go to a hospital for macular degeneration problems.

Macular degeneration is the leading cause of vision loss in adults over 60.

But the second, macular degeneration, is nearly 100 percent incurable.

It is still not clear how the mutations cause macular degeneration.

Right, because macular degeneration specifically is so common after a certain age threshold.

Anyone older than 50 is at risk for age-related macular degeneration.

Most patients with macular degeneration have the dry form of the disease and will not lose central vision.

But he and other scientists said it would take years of testing to see whether any such drug worked for macular degeneration.

Only about 10% of patients suffering from macular degeneration have the wet type.

There are many causes of macular degeneration and it may be progressive.

If you have macular degeneration, your doctor may see drusen.

These processes are the similar to the kind of damage that can lead to macular degeneration in the eye.

It should not be used in anyone with active (that is changing) macular degeneration.

Sallis has had a disease called macular degeneration since 2005.

He had been left blind from a virulent form of macular degeneration.

Almost all people with macular degeneration start with the dry form.