macular degeneration

noun

Updated on: 18 Apr 2018

Definition of macular degeneration

: progressive deterioration of the macula resulting in a gradual loss of the central part of the visual field; especially : age-related macular degeneration

Recent Examples of macular degeneration from the Web

He also can no longer read because of macular degeneration.

— New York Times, "Is Stan Lee Being Held Prisoner by Real-Life Villains?," 13 Apr. 2018
Currently, about 10 million Americans are thought to suffer from dry macular degeneration.

— melissa healy, latimes.com, "This retinal implant may one day cure blindness caused by macular degeneration," 5 Apr. 2018
In 2015, doctors at one such clinic in Florida charged three elderly women with macular degeneration $5,000 each to inject these kinds of stem cells into their eyes.

— megan molteni, WIRED, "With Some Structure, Stem Cells Might Still Stop Vision Loss," 4 Apr. 2018
Physicians, however, are already using genomics to predict and diagnose diseases such as breast cancer and macular degeneration.

— david ewing duncan, Newsweek, "Hacking Your DNA," 12 Mar. 2014
While digital eyestrain is concerning, there is a more pressing problem: Blue light emissions are a predisposing factor contributing to macular degeneration, the leading cause of blindness in adults.

— dr. alan mendelsohn, miamiherald, "Out of the blue: An employer’s guide to the impact of blue light," 15 Jan. 2018
Treating age related macular degeneration, which the National Eye Institute calls the leading cause of vision loss for people 50 or over, made the 63-year-old doctor one of the largest Medicare billers in the nation.

— david j. neal, miamiherald, "Eye doctor is sentenced in $73 million Medicare fraud | Miami Herald," 22 Feb. 2018
Bob, a former meat cutter who became an accomplished artist, can no longer paint due to macular degeneration in his eyes.

— jerry davich, chicagotribune.com, "'Destiny' series author reinvents herself: 'I've lived a notorious life'," 15 Feb. 2018
Current research indicates quality lenses with blue blocker substantially reduced retinal cell death, thereby reducing drusen and macular degeneration.

— dr. alan mendelsohn, miamiherald, "Out of the blue: An employer’s guide to the impact of blue light," 15 Jan. 2018

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First Known Use of macular degeneration

1918

Medical Dictionary

macular degeneration

noun

medical Definition of macular degeneration

: progressive deterioration of the macula of the eye resulting in a gradual loss of the central part of the visual field; especially : age-related macular degeneration