Who Gets Macular Degeneration?

Risk Factors for Macular Degeneration, Retina Eye Doctor

Macular degeneration, also known as ARMD, is a retinal disease that typically affects both eyes.  It is not a disease that has typical inheritance patterns, yet there is a racial bias for developing the disease.   Also, certain habits, such as smoking, seem to increase the risk.

Are you at risk for developing the disease?

Northern European Ancestry

Typically, patients of northern European heritage, aka Caucasians, develop more m (Read more...)

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