macular degeneration

Noun

Meaning

eye disease caused by degeneration of the cells of the macula lutea and results in blurred vision; can cause blindness

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Synonyms

astigmatism color blindness cataract amblyopia MD diabetic retinopathy choroideremia dry eye syndrome age-related macular degeneration cataracts corneal ulcer dimsightedness corneal diseases damage within the eye fish eye disease

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Hypernyms

degeneration devolution eye disease

Hyponyms

AMD age-related macular degeneration

Related terms

degenerate degeneration macula macular

Examples

In the eye, there is a type of junk that accumulates in the back of the retina that eventually causes us to go blind. It's called age-related macular degeneration. Aubrey de Grey

Close letter words and terms

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