Also, you may reprint up to four articles annually without cost. More frequent reprinting is allowed for a fee. Mayo Clinic Women's HealthSource attribution is required. Include extension number when printing. AMD causes a loss or blurring of central vision, resulting in a blind spot that makes it difficult to read, drive and even recognize faces.
Peripheral vision is unaffected.
According to the March issue of Mayo Clinic Women's HealthSource, the disease affects 11 percent of those between 65 and 74, and 28 percent of people over 75. Additionally, a yellow deposit called drusen builds up under the retina. Dry AMD usually progresses slowly. Wet AMD is a complication of dry AMD that affects about 10-15 percent of AMD sufferers. Wet AMD is a rapid and severe loss of vision that is accompanied by a malformation of blood vessels that leak fluid.