Early diagnosis, effective monitoring and treatment can help prevent vision loss from AMD

When AMD progresses, it can rob people of their central vision and often the ability to read a book, recognize a face, see fine details and distinguish some colors.

THERE’S good news for those at risk for, or in the early stages of, age-related macular degeneration, or AMD—an eye disease that is also a leading cause of vision loss among people ages 50 and older.