Vision with macular degeneration

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Vision with macular degeneration

Photographs depicting normal vision and vision with macular degeneration

As macular degeneration develops, clear, normal vision (shown left) becomes impaired by a general haziness. With advanced macular degeneration, a blind spot forms at the center of your visual field (shown right).
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