Retina Associates of Tucson, Arizona, offers specialized care to patients with a wide variety of diseases of the retina and vitreous body. At Retina Associates, Dr. Cameron Javid and his fellow physicians have treated more cases of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) than any other condition.

1. AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION
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2. INTRODUCTION
 Retina Associates of Tucson, Arizona, offers
specialized care to patients with a wide variety of
diseases of the retina and vitreous body. At Retina
Associates, Dr. Cameron Javid and his fellow
physicians have treated more cases of age-related
macular degeneration (AMD) than any other
condition.
AMD is a progressive disease that causes vision loss
in many patients aged 50 years and above. AMD
interferes with the light-sensing cells that make up the
retina's most sensitive component, the macula, which
lies at the rear of the eye near the optic nerve.

3. MACULAR DEGENERATION
 When it is functioning correctly, the macula collects light
from the central field of vision and converts it into electric
signals that the brain can perceive. When the macula
begins to deteriorate, patients notice blurriness directly in
front of the eyes. Further degeneration can cause this
blurriness to worsen until central vision disappears.
Because the macula is responsible for only the central
field of vision, patients with AMD never completely lose
their sight. However, if the disease reaches a point at
which only peripheral vision remains, an individual may
lose the ability to read, drive, perform household tasks, or
make eye contact with others.