Do the glasses used in the Age-Related Macula Degeneration (AMD) patients have different characteristics?

Do the glasses used in the Age-Related Macula Degeneration (AMD) patients have different characteristics? The glasses prescribed to Age-Related Macula Degeneration (AMD) patients have different characteristics than regular glasses, because they aim to make use of residual peripheric vision. The selection of the right glasses for AMD patients is important because if the right glasses…

What is Macular Degeneration?

What is Macula?  What is Macular Degeneration?     Macular Degeneration is a disease that affects the central part of the retina – the part that we call the macula.  The retina has two types of photoreceptor cells: rods and cones.  Cones, which are mostly concentrated at the macula region of the retina, are responsible…