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Explainer: what is age-related macular degeneration?

  • Written by: Bamini Gopinath, Principal Research Fellow, Sensory Loss Epidemiology, Westmead Institute, University of Sydney
imageIn some people AMD progresses so slowly that people do not notice the change in their vision.Ken Wu/Unsplash, CC BY

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the main cause of blindness in Australia. One in seven people aged over 50 have some signs of macular degeneration.

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