TY  - JOUR
T1  - AGe-related macular degeneration
AU  - Goodman DM, Parmet S, Lynm C, Livingston EH
Y1  - 2012/10/24
N1  - 10.1001/jama.2012.4091
JO  - JAMA
SP  - 1702
EP  - 1702
VL  - 308
IS  - 16
N2  - 
Age-related macular degeneration  (AMD ) is an eye disease causing poor vision in more than 10 million older Americans. The retina  is the inner layer of the eye that captures light and turns it intoelectrical signals. When these electrical signals arereceived by the brain through the optic nerve, they are translated into images. The most sensitive part of the retina is the macula , the area responsible for sharp, detailed central vision that allows you to read, recognize faces, and drive. With AMD, this sharp central vision is lost, but peripheral  (side) vision is preserved. This Patient Page is based on one previously published in the May 24/31, 2006, issue of JAMA.

SN  - 0098-7484
M3  - doi: 10.1001/jama.2012.4091
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2012.4091
ER  -