Definition of age-related macular degeneration in English:
age-related macular degeneration
noun
Medicine
A disorder of the eye occurring in older adults, characterized by degeneration of the retinal pigment epithelium and the photoreceptors of the macula lutea, and resulting in distortion or loss of central vision; abbreviated AMD.
Origin
1990s; earliest use found in The New York Times.
Definition of age-related macular degeneration in US English:
age-related macular degeneration
noun
Medicine
A disorder of the eye occurring in older adults, characterized by degeneration of the retinal pigment epithelium and the photoreceptors of the macula lutea, and resulting in distortion or loss of central vision; abbreviated AMD.