10 Foods That Slash Your Risk of Macular Degeneration

What is macular degeneration?

It’s the leading cause of irreversible blindness in the elderly—worse than cataracts and glaucoma, though as we age our eyes become more vulnerable to many damaging conditions. Make sure you’re practicing these 39 simple habits that protect your eyes.

The back wall of the eye, called the retina, has a central section, called the macula, which is responsible for many key components of our sight, including our ability to read, recognize faces and colors, drive a car, and detect fine details. Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the deterioration of the macula and the resulting loss of those important functions. AMD affects over 10 million Americans, says the American Macular Degeneration Foundation (AMDF). There are two types: The more common “dry” form (caused by the thinning and atrophying of the macula) and the less common “wet” form (caused by the formation of blood vessels under the retina and macula that may leak).

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