macular degeneration
noun
: progressive deterioration of the macula resulting in a gradual loss of the central part of the visual field
especially
: age-related macular degeneration
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Smoking increases your risk of macular degeneration, cataracts, and optic nerve damage.
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Sherri Gordon, Health, 7 May 2025
Do not smoke: Smoking can lead to several sight-affecting eye diseases, including cataracts and macular degeneration.
—Vanessa Caceres, Verywell Health, 8 Apr. 2025
My eyesight, courtesy of childhood cancer and macular degeneration, prevents me from being able to operate a motor vehicle on Maryland’s roads.
—Andrew Lingelbach, Baltimore Sun, 9 Mar. 2025
This helps assess the retina's thickness and detect signs of macular degeneration and new blood vessel growth.
—Mark Gurarie, Verywell Health, 7 Apr. 2025
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Sherri Gordon, Health, 7 May 2025
Do not smoke: Smoking can lead to several sight-affecting eye diseases, including cataracts and macular degeneration.
—Vanessa Caceres, Verywell Health, 8 Apr. 2025
My eyesight, courtesy of childhood cancer and macular degeneration, prevents me from being able to operate a motor vehicle on Maryland’s roads.
—Andrew Lingelbach, Baltimore Sun, 9 Mar. 2025
This helps assess the retina's thickness and detect signs of macular degeneration and new blood vessel growth.
—Mark Gurarie, Verywell Health, 7 Apr. 2025
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“Macular degeneration.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/macular%20degeneration. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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