Ophthalmology · UKMLA & AKT
Macular degeneration
A free high-yield preview for the UKMLA Applied Knowledge Test. Below are the key points to recognise macular degeneration — the full SA Note notes add investigations, management, complications and 10 practice questions.
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- Leading cause of irreversible central visual loss in people over 50 in the developed world
- Damages the macula - central vision (reading, face recognition) affected; peripheral vision relatively spared
- Two types: dry (atrophic) - gradual, no neovascularisation; wet (neovascular) - rapid, choroidal neovascularisation (CNV), worst prognosis
- Caucasian ethnicity confers higher risk; no strong sex predisposition
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