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Article: Central Vision Problem; Insect Stings
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- The Washington Post
- Article date:
- July 14, 1987
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Q. In your answer about night blindness, you discussed tunnel
vision. My problem is just the opposite-I see fine to the sides but
not very well straight ahead. My eye doctor says I have something
called macular degeneration. I don't quite understand this
condition.
Reading and driving are very important to me. I can do both now
but am worried my vision will deteriorate. I am 73.
A. Even though macular degeneration (MD) is one of the leading
causes of failing vision, most people are not very familiar with this
condition. MD causes loss of central vision-the area you focus on
when looking directly at something.
The macula is the dot-sized part of the retina-the nerves of
vision in back of ...