Macular degeneration is a disease that usually affects older people that can cause severe loss of central vision. The macula is located in the center of the retina--the light sensitive part of the eye that sends nerve signals to the brain....
Macular degeneration is a progressive eye disease characterized by damage to the macula, the central part of the retina. There are two types of macular degeneration. Dry macular degeneration causes damage to light-sensitive cells, while wet...
The eye can be affected by many diseases, and any part of the eye can be affected by disease. Most diseases are fairly common and have treatments that can help decrease vision loss, but some diseases are extremely rare and have unusual...
Symptoms may gradually increase in severity over time. You may see a blind spot in the middle of your visual point of view as well as a precipitous drop in your capacity to identify faces, objects and words in that central POV. You may also...
A hallucination---sometimes called sensory hallucination---is the abnormal sensory perception, usually of auditory or visual nature, that happens when an individual is awake and conscious. There are no real triggers to these perceptions. In other...
B-12 is one of several important B-vitamins necessary for good mental health, among other important functions. Vitamin B-12 deficiency may result in psychiatric problems such as depression and, in severe cases, hallucinations. While B-12 is...
Age-related macular degeneration, or AMD, affects 10 million Americans and is the leading cause of blindness in people over age 60, the University of Maryland Medical Center says. AMD causes vision loss because it affects the macula, the central...
Macular degeneration (MD) causes deterioration of central vision. There are two types of macular degeneration: wet and dry. Vision loss may be gradual with the dry form of age-related macular degeneration (ARMD). However, older people with the...