Age related macular degeneration is a phenomenon that occurs on the retina and the macula starts undergoing degeneration. Since it has been related with age, it has been called so, age related macular degeneration. Technically speaking, the world over, there is not treatment for this. We do have lasers, drugs and injections which can help in this situation. This condition keeps on increasing as long as the person is under the sun. A study has been done that 60% of the people above 60 years of age, where the ultraviolet rays are very very high. Because of the altitude, they developed age related macular degeneration. This study showed the mechanisms and the methods how the age related macular degeneration developed and progressed.
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