This age-related maculopathy occurs in both men and women. It is more common in farsighted than in nearsighted people. A few nearsighted people are vulnerable to a different problem with similar symptoms. White people have more serious vision loss from macular degeneration than black people, for reasons not understood. A most important fact about this disease of unknown cause is that may make reading and driving difficult or impossible but will not render a person unable to see.
Early detection is best.
Some new treatments show benefit. As throughout this web page, all possible causes cannot be illustrated. High on a hill overlooking the Mohawk valley there is a memorial to a man who played a major role in the freedom we enjoy as Americans. This photograph was chosen for a print illustration but also for a lesson in history. The photograph is from a beautiful setting you will want to visit for a picnic.