Age-Related Macular Degeneration
- 0About this program
- 1What is Age-Related Macular Degeneration?
- 2What is the macula?
- 3What are the symptoms?
- 4How is AMD diagnosed?
- 5How to use an Amsler grid
- 6How is AMD treated?
- 7What is Charles Bonnet Syndrome?
- 8What do these hallucinations look like?
- 9Why do these hallucinations happen?
- 10Can you stop these hallucinations?
- 11What do we still need to know?
- 12Support
- 0About this program
- 1What is Age-Related Macular Degeneration?
- 2What is the macula?
- 3What are the symptoms?
- 4How is AMD diagnosed?
- 5How to use an Amsler grid
- 6How is AMD treated?
- 7What is Charles Bonnet Syndrome?
- 8What do these hallucinations look like?
- 9Why do these hallucinations happen?
- 10Can you stop these hallucinations?
- 11What do we still need to know?
- 12Support
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How is AMD treated?
Being diagnosed with AMD can be distressing and worrying but, with the right information and support, people can cope very well. There are now treatments for some types of the condition.
Wet AMD can be treated if caught early. Drugs are injected into the eye to stop the growth of the abnormal blood vessels. Following diagnosis, people will usually have a ‘loading dose’ of three injections, one a month for three months. A patient will then be assessed to see if more are required.
The injections are not as bad as they might sound. The patient’s eye is anaesthetised and the needle goes into the corner of the eye so the patient does not see it.
Content on HealthUnlocked does not replace the relationship between you and doctors or other healthcare professionals nor the advice you receive from them.
Never delay seeking advice or dialling emergency services because of something that you have read on HealthUnlocked.