Macular Degeneration

Makuladegeneration

Svensk definition

Nedbrytningsförändringar i näthinnans gula fläck.

Engelsk definition

Degenerative changes in the RETINA usually of older adults which results in a loss of vision in the center of the visual field (the MACULA LUTEA) because of damage to the retina. It occurs in dry and wet forms.

Svenska synonymer

Åldersrelaterad makuladegeneration

Engelska synonymer

Degeneration, Macular — Macular Degenerations — Macular Dystrophy — Dystrophy, Macular — Macular Dystrophies — Maculopathy — Maculopathies — Age-Related Macular Degeneration — Age Related Macular Degeneration — Age-Related Macular Degenerations — Age-Related Maculopathies — Age Related Maculopathies — Age-Related Maculopathy — Age Related Maculopathy — Maculopathies, Age-Related — Maculopathy, Age-Related — Maculopathy, Age Related — Macular Degeneration, Age-Related — Macular Degeneration, Age Related