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  1. What is Macular Degeneration? - AMDF

    Macular Degeneration, also known as Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD), is the leading cause of irreversible vision loss in adults over 60, affecting nearly 20 million Americans. The risk of developing …

  2. About Macular Degeneration - Symptoms, Risks, and Diagnosis

    Learn more about macular degeneration – the types, symptoms, causes, and risk factors. Also learn about how to reduce your risk, how to diagnose AMD, treatment options and how to find a doctor.

  3. Care and Treatment Guides for Macular Degeneration

    Find the right doctor, learn about macular degeneration treatment options, and learn about what you can do at home to monitor and reduce your risk.

  4. Macular Degeneration Overview | Quick Summary by AMDF

    Learn about macular degeneration and how it leads to vision loss in this quick, easy-to-understand, overview of age-related macular degeneration

  5. The American Macular Degeneration Foundation (AMDF)

    Here to help you learn about and live with Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD), offering you healthy living tips, the latest information, and ways to honor those touched by macular disease, while …

  6. 2026 AMD Awareness Month Resources - Macular

    There is no cure for age-related macular degeneration, but early detection, along with lifestyle changes and treatments, can help preserve vision for as long as possible for those at risk of developing AMD.

  7. Learn About Types and Stages of Macular Degeneration

    Learn about the two main types of age-related macular degeneration and the different stages of each type and how they progress.

  8. Causes of Macular Degeneration

    The challenges are great, because multiple genes are associated with AMD and environmental factors — such as smoking, diet and sun exposure — also impact the disease. Learn more about the risk …

  9. Dry Macular Degeneration Treatments - AMDF

    Treatments are available for macular degeneration. Learn more about your options by the stage of macular degeneration you have.

  10. clinical trials | American Macular Degeneration Foundation

    NORTHAMPTON, Ma., Dec. 19, 2023 — The American Macular Degeneration Foundation received news that the first patient has been dosed in a safety and efficacy clinical trial of a one-time gene …