It should be mentioned that vision can be improved and amblyopia can be treated if the problem is properly recognized by a pediatrician during routine screening and an ophthalmologist is consulted for further advice and treatment. This problem occurs with the breakdown of the macula of the eye. It occurs most commonly in the elderly. In the back of the eye there is a small region called the macula, which allows us to clearly see details. If it is not functioning, blurring of the vision occurs.
Macular degeneration decreases the vision of the central part of the retina.
A patient may see the outline and does not see the center. The two most important causes of the disease are age related and caused by dryness of the eye or wetness of the eye, atrophic or exudative. Sometimes it is unilateral and sometimes it is bilateral. When both eyes are affected, the loss of central vision can be also quickly recognized and even a word on a page looks blurred. At the center of vision a dark area would be observed and a straight line looks distorted.