{"id":43546,"date":"2025-06-16T11:20:59","date_gmt":"2025-06-16T11:20:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/naturaleyecare.com\/?post_type=vision&#038;p=43546"},"modified":"2025-12-08T14:53:19","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T14:53:19","slug":"macular-degeneration","status":"publish","type":"vision","link":"https:\/\/naturaleyecare.com\/eye-conditions\/macular-degeneration\/","title":{"rendered":"Macular Degeneration (ARMD \/ AMD)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"43546\" class=\"elementor elementor-43546\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db7ec3d e-con-full e-flex cmsmasters-block-default e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"db7ec3d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36e62733 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"36e62733\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/naturaleyecare.com\/ocular-support\/macular-support\/\">Vitamins &amp; Supplements<\/a><\/p><p>The macula is responsible for our most highly focused vision: central vision. The macula is a small yellowish area at the center of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/naturaleyecare.com\/ocular-support\/retinal-support\/retina-structure\/\">retina<\/a>, it receives its yellow color from the pigmented antioxidants lutein, zeaxanthin, and meso-zeaxanthin. Meso-zeaxanthin is most highly concentrated in the epicenter of the macula, zeaxanthin in the mid-periphery, and lutein in the periphery of the retina.<sup>8<\/sup>\u00a0The macula&#8217;s yellow color absorbs blue to UV light and behaves like protective sunglasses against damaging UV light.<\/p><p>Macular Degeneration (AMD, ARMD) is the gradual breakdown of the macula cells. Such deterioration weakens your ability to read, write, drive, and recognize faces. Peripheral, or side vision isn&#8217;t damaged.<\/p><p>If there are any positives to macular degeneration, it is that, treated early-on, it is very responsive to nutritional support.<\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/naturaleyecare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/menu-terms.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\u00a0Next:\u00a0<a id=\"CE1\" href=\"https:\/\/naturaleyecare.com\/ocular-support\/macular-support\/\">Nutritional support, diet, &amp; lifestyle tips<\/a>\u00a0for macular degeneration.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6742ee40 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6742ee40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/store.naturaleyecare.com\/natural-eye-care-series-macular-degeneration.html\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"115\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/naturaleyecare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/mini-book-AMD.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-61827\" alt=\"mini-book-AMD\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f5f26b e-con-full e-flex cmsmasters-block-default e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0f5f26b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-329546f elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"329546f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/naturaleyecare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/depositphotos_708774630-stock-illustration-macular-degeneration-eye-illness-eyesight.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-61614\" alt=\"depositphotos_708774630-stock-illustration-macular-degeneration-eye-illness-eyesight\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturaleyecare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/depositphotos_708774630-stock-illustration-macular-degeneration-eye-illness-eyesight.webp 600w, https:\/\/naturaleyecare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/depositphotos_708774630-stock-illustration-macular-degeneration-eye-illness-eyesight-300x213.webp 300w, https:\/\/naturaleyecare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/depositphotos_708774630-stock-illustration-macular-degeneration-eye-illness-eyesight-423x300.webp 423w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42da1c7 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"42da1c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Blindness is not inevitable for people who have ARMD. There is a large amount of peer review research showing ARMD to be a nutritional and lifestyle responsive eye disease, meaning that you can stabilize and possibly even improve your vision with healthy lifestyle choices.<\/p><p><i>You&#8217;ve probably received records from my 2\/18 visit with my Ophthalmologist. Not only did the macula not degenerate at all, but my left eye seemed to be 20\/20! Clearly it&#8217;s your regimen and supplements that are making a huge difference! I&#8217;m so incredibly grateful!, K. N.,\u00a0Feb. 2020<\/i><\/p><p>Most people with ARMD have\u00a0<strong>dry<\/strong>\u00a0macular degeneration. In dry macular degeneration tiny, yellow drusens develop. Drusens are accumulations of fatty, yellow material that form in the macula and people with ARMD have more and larger drusens than what is common with aging. They are thought to be comprised of waste proteins and lipids (oily material) that begin to accumulate due to poor circulation and waste-flushing in the eye.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62a94ef e-con-full e-flex cmsmasters-block-default e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"62a94ef\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a95b2f e-con-full e-flex cmsmasters-block-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8a95b2f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5d4659 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget-widescreen__width-initial cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b5d4659\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In the absence of adequate antioxidants drusen slowly crowd, distort, or break the cells in the macula leading to deterioration and resulting in blurred vision. Because drusen also include immune-system regulating molecules, it is thought that they are part of the immune system.<sup>3<\/sup><\/p><p>The second type of macular degeneration is the\u00a0<b>wet<\/b>\u00a0form, (also known as\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/naturaleyecare.com\/eye-conditions\/choroidal-neovascularization\/\">choroidal neovascularization<\/a>) in which new blood vessels begin to develop near the macula, causing fast and serious vision loss. Wet macular degeneration can result from progression of dry macular degeneration, left untreated, and affects about 10% of macular degeneration patients.<\/p><p>If AMD is found first in one eye, the other eye follows the same progression. This is because the nutrient deficiencies and other system-wide problems would exist in both eyes but manifest in one eye before the other.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47ffdeb6 e-con-full e-flex cmsmasters-block-default e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"47ffdeb6\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-331169c9 e-n-tabs-mobile cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-tabs\" data-id=\"331169c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;tabs_justify_horizontal&quot;:&quot;start&quot;,&quot;horizontal_scroll&quot;:&quot;disable&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs\" data-widget-number=\"856779209\" aria-label=\"Tabs. Open items with Enter or Space, close with Escape and navigate using the Arrow keys.\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs-heading\" role=\"tablist\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button id=\"symptoms\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-8567792091\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab-index=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-8567792091\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 1;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\tSymptoms\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<button id=\"causes\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-8567792092\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab-index=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-8567792092\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 2;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\tCauses\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<button id=\"e-n-tab-title-8567792093\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-8567792093\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab-index=\"3\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-8567792093\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 3;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\tAbout the Macula\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<button id=\"e-n-tab-title-8567792094\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-8567792094\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab-index=\"4\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-8567792094\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 4;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\tPathology\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<button id=\"e-n-tab-title-8567792095\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-8567792095\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab-index=\"5\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-8567792095\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 5;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\tNews\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-8567792091\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"symptoms\" data-tab-index=\"1\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 1;\" class=\"e-active elementor-element elementor-element-331e8af2 e-con-full e-flex cmsmasters-block-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"331e8af2\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73100cb e-con-full e-flex cmsmasters-block-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"73100cb\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9d3a4e cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e9d3a4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 id=\"news\" class=\"recent-posts\">Symptoms<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbe6be e-con-full e-flex cmsmasters-block-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dbe6be\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c3fa883 elementor-widget__width-inherit cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1c3fa883\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul style=\"margin-top: 0;\"><li>Lines look distorted or wavy. (try the <a href=\"https:\/\/naturaleyecare.com\/eye-conditions\/macular-degeneration\/mac-amsler-test\/\">amsler test<\/a>) In more developed AMD, the amsler grid can look quite <a href=\"https:\/\/naturaleyecare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/amsler-distorted.gif\">distorted<\/a><\/li><li>Shapes look blurred, fuzzy, or hazy in central vision<\/li><li>Colors appear more dim and less distinct<\/li><li>Words are hard to read because they are blurred<\/li><li>Blank or dark areas hide the center area of your vision<\/li><li>The center of vision looks foggy or cloudy<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-8567792092\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"causes\" data-tab-index=\"2\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 2;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-4fccc84 e-con-full e-flex cmsmasters-block-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4fccc84\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b17be6 e-con-full e-flex cmsmasters-block-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2b17be6\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aab1899 cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aab1899\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 id=\"causes\">Causes<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b931331 e-con-full e-flex cmsmasters-block-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b931331\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c8e42e elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4c8e42e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Other conditions<\/h5><ul><li><strong>Hypertension<\/strong>. People with high blood pressure are more likely to develop AMD than those with normal blood pressure.<\/li><li><strong>Diabetics<\/strong> are more at risk for AMD than others.<\/li><li><strong>Systemic inflammation<\/strong>, indicated by high levels of c-reactive protein has been tied to increased macular degeneration risk.<sup>2<\/sup><\/li><li><strong>Diabetics<\/strong> are more at risk to develop AMD.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd7a821 elementor-widget-widescreen__width-initial elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fd7a821\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"141\" src=\"https:\/\/naturaleyecare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/mac-degen.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-61828\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-baa2e08 e-con-full e-flex cmsmasters-block-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"baa2e08\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3abc735 elementor-widget__width-initial cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3abc735\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Biochemistry<\/h5>\n<ul>\n \t<li><strong>Free radicals<\/strong> can damage the eyes. They are formed when the blue and ultraviolet sunlight passes through the crystalline lens of the eye. Free radicals also result as natural metabolism byproducts. These chemical are highly reactive and cause oxidation. The result is destabilization of healthy macula cells in the eyes.<\/li>\n \t<li><strong>High Homocysteine levels<\/strong> Studies have shown increased plasma homocysteine in patients with age-related macular degeneration.<sup>6, 7<\/sup><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>Lifestyle\/Diet<\/h5>\n<ul>\n \t<li><strong>Smoking, chronic fatigue and a weak immune system<\/strong> hasten damage from free radicals. <a href=\"https:\/\/naturaleyecare.com\/eye-disease-prevention\/smoking-and-eye-health\/#AMD\">Smoking increases the risk of AMD<\/a> by 200-300%. In addition,there is a link between Alzheimer&#8217;s disease and macular degeneration which is worsened by smoking.<\/li>\n \t<li><strong>Poor digestion and nutritional deficiencies<\/strong> &#8211; People with ARMD are often deficient in a number of nutrients that are essential to eye health such as lutein, essential fatty acids, zeaxanthin, taurine, antioxidants, zinc, bioflavonoids, selenium, and vitamin B-complex.<\/li>\n \t<li><strong>Low carotenoid levels<\/strong>. Read more about how <a href=\"https:\/\/naturaleyecare.com\/articles\/role-of-macular-pigment\/\">carotenoids protect your vision<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>Gender\/heredity<\/h5>\n<ul>\n \t<li><strong>Heredity<\/strong> is a risk factor. People who have a family history of AMD are more at risk to develop the condition.<\/li>\n \t<li><strong>Women<\/strong> are more at risk at developing AMD.<\/li>\n \t<li><strong>Men<\/strong> who are obese have a higher risk than other men. This is associated with Western diets which are relatively high in fat and which contribute to a weak microbiota community in the digestive system. In addition to poor digestion not absorbing nutrients, this means higher levels of long-term, low-grade inflammation in the body which contributes to greater risk of macular degeneration.<sup>4<\/sup><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>Drugs that can damage the retina<\/h5>\n<ul>\n \t<li><strong>Plaquenil (hydroxychloroquine sulfate)<\/strong>, often prescribed for rheumatoid arthritis, has been found to cause permanent damage to the retinal.<\/li>\n \t<li><strong>Chloridine (Catapres)<\/strong>, for high blood pressure<\/li>\n \t<li><strong>NSAIDS<\/strong> (non-steroidal, anti-inflammatory drugs) side effects from regular use include retinal hemorrhages. This group includes ibuprofen, aspirin<sup>1<\/sup>, ibuprofen, ketoprofen, flurbiprofen, and naproxen sodium. In addition acetaminophen (Tylenol), though not an NSAID, can harm vision.<\/li>\n \t<li>Also see a <a href=\"https:\/\/naturaleyecare.com\/faq\/questions-about-drugs-by-vision-conditions\/#macular-degeneration\">list of harmful drugs tied to macular degeneration<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-8567792093\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-8567792093\" data-tab-index=\"3\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 3;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-728fca1 e-con-full e-flex cmsmasters-block-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"728fca1\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8e39be e-con-full e-flex cmsmasters-block-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d8e39be\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4deb2f cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d4deb2f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 id=\"news\" class=\"recent-posts\">About the Macula<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cba049 e-con-full e-flex cmsmasters-block-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7cba049\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0cb7af5 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0cb7af5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The macula contains two areas of unusually high concentrations of cones, which are the photoreceptors responsible for color vision, fine detail and central vision. There is a slightly depressed area in the center of the macula called the fovea where there are no retinal cells &#8211; only photoreceptors &#8211; about 199 to 300 thousand cones per square millimeter. At the center of the fovea is the foveola where there are only cones &#8211; no rods.<\/p><p>The gradual breakdown of the these cells in the macula results in damage to or loss of your central vision. The macula provides focus in the center of vision where your vision sharpness is most acute. Such deterioration reduces the ability to read and recognize faces, two important tasks that use the central vision.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83f6cbe elementor-widget-widescreen__width-initial elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"83f6cbe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"408\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/naturaleyecare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/macula.gif\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-43562\" alt=\"macula\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-8567792094\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-8567792094\" data-tab-index=\"4\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 4;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-5cdaf86a e-con-full e-flex cmsmasters-block-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5cdaf86a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-361c623d e-con-full e-flex cmsmasters-block-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"361c623d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a0c3ae cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1a0c3ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 id=\"pathology\">Pathology of Macular Degeneration<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29d0c253 e-con-full e-flex cmsmasters-block-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"29d0c253\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42144ff2 cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"42144ff2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The development and progression of macular degeneration rests upon the occurrence of the following pathological changes in the eye.<\/p><ul style=\"margin-top: 0;\"><li>Oxidative stress &#8211; the imbalance between free radicals and protective antioxidants. The retina is especially vulnerable to stress from free radicals. Inability of the retina tissue to have enough oxygen available leads to deterioration of the pigmented layer which protects the retina from UV and blue light damage.<sup>5<\/sup><\/li><li>Angiogenesis &#8211; lack of oxygen leads to development of new extra blood vessels which distort the retina.<sup>5<\/sup><\/li><li>Apoptosis &#8211; cell death is a natural phenomenon in the body as worn and damaged tissue is removed and replaced. However in the retina excessive cell death is closely tied to oxidative stress.<sup>5<\/sup><\/li><li>Inflammation &#8211; the inflammatory response is the body&#8217;s attempt to rescue tissue from cell injury. Proteins which are responsible for the immune results are among the constituents of drusen deposits in the retina as AMD develops.<sup>5<\/sup><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-8567792095\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-8567792095\" data-tab-index=\"5\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 5;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-596c86c4 e-con-full e-flex cmsmasters-block-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"596c86c4\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75c4c85b e-con-full e-flex cmsmasters-block-default e-con e-child\" data-id=\"75c4c85b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e68a866 cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e68a866\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 id=\"news\" class=\"recent-posts\">AMD News<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28df9bc3 cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"28df9bc3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Want to learn more? See our blog\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/naturaleyecare.com\/?s=macular%20degeneration\">news on ARMD and AMD<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"pointer\" src=\"https:\/\/naturaleyecare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/menu-terms.jpg\" alt=\"Macular Degeneration Quick Tip\" \/> See\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/naturaleyecare.com\/ocular-support\/macular-support\/\">Vitamins &amp; Supplements to support the retina and macula.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8f9529 e-con-full e-flex cmsmasters-block-default e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b8f9529\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6dfff764 cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6dfff764\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Related Conditions<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-559c1408 cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"559c1408\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/naturaleyecare.com\/ocular-support\/vascular-support\/\">Poor circulation<\/a> in the eye is a contributing factor to many eye conditions, and is a side effect of diabetes.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/naturaleyecare.com\/studylist\/homocysteine-2004-2005-2015-macular-degeneration\/\">Elevated homocysteine<\/a> levels have been associated not only with macular degeneration but also glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, optic neuropathy and ocular complications from Behcet disease.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/naturaleyecare.com\/eye-conditions\/choroidal-neovascularization\/\">Choroidal neovascularization,<\/a> also known as wet macular degeneration is the more advanced form of the condition.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/naturaleyecare.com\/eye-conditions\/epiretinal-membrane\/\">Macular pucker,<\/a> or epiretinal membrane, in which a thin layer of tissue grows over the retina.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/naturaleyecare.com\/eye-conditions\/stargardts\/\">Stargardt disease<\/a>, is a form of macular degeneration affecting young people and caused by a gene mutation.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/naturaleyecare.com\/eye-conditions\/retinitis-pigmentosa\/\">Retinitis pigmentosa<\/a> is a degenerative disorder of the photoreceptor cells of the retina.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/naturaleyecare.com\/eye-conditions\/macular-degeneration\/myopic-macular-degeneration\">Myopic macular degeneration<\/a>, also known as degenerative myopia, is characterized by severe elongation of the eyeball. Consequent tissue stretching and weakening can result in AMD-like changes at the back of the eye.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39fee566 cmsmasters-block-default cmsmasters-sticky-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"39fee566\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><b>Research and Footnotes<\/b><\/h4><p>See\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/naturaleyecare.com\/studies-bydisease\/macular-degeneration\/\">research on macular degeneration vitamins and supplements<\/a>.<\/p><h4><b>Footnotes<\/b><\/h4><p class=\"small\">1. Liew G, et al. (2013). The Association of Aspirin Use With Age-Related Macular Degeneration.\u00a0<i>JAMA Int Med<\/i>. Feb.<br \/>2. Mitta VP, et al. (2013). C-Reactive Protein and the Incidence of Macular Degeneration.\u00a0<i>JAMA Ophthalmol<\/i>. 2013.<br \/>3. Hageman GS, et al. (2001). An integrated hypothesis that considers drusen &#8230; macular degeneration.\u00a0<i>Prog Ret Eye Res<\/i>. Nov.<br \/>4. Andriessen EM, Wilson AM, et al. (2016). Gut microbiota influences pathological angiogenesis in obesity-driven choroidal neovascularization.\u00a0<i>EMBO Mol Med<\/i>. Dec.<br \/>5. Pinazo-Duran MD, Gomez-Ulla F, et al. (2014). Do Nutritional Supplements Have a Role in Age Macular Degeneration Prevention?\u00a0<i>J Ophthalmol<\/i>. Jan.<br \/>6. Coral K, Raman R, et al. (2006). Plasma homocysteine and total thiol content in patients with exudative age-related macular degeneration age-related macular degeneration.\u00a0<i>Eye<\/i>.<br \/>7. Axer-Siegel R, Bourla D, et al. (2004). Association of neovascular age-related macular degeneration and homocysteinemia.\u00a0<i>Am J Ophthalmol<\/i>.<br \/>8. Nolan JM, Meagher K, Kashani S, Beatty S. (2013). What is meso-zeaxanthin, and where does it come from?\u00a0<i>Eye (Lond)<\/i>. Aug;27(8):899\u2013905.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vitamins &amp; Supplements The macula is responsible for our most highly focused vision: central vision. The macula is a small yellowish area at the center of the\u00a0retina, it receives its yellow color from the pigmented antioxidants lutein, zeaxanthin, and meso-zeaxanthin. 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