age-related macular degenerationnoun [ U ]
uk/ˌeɪdʒ.rɪˌleɪ.tɪd mæk.jə.lə dɪ.dʒen.əˈreɪ.ʃən/us/ˌeɪdʒ.rɪˌleɪ.t̬ɪd ˌmæk.jə.lɚ dɪ.dʒen.əˈreɪ.ʃən/abbreviation AMD, macular degeneration specializeda disease in older people that weakens the most important part of the retina (= the area at the back of the eye that receives light). This leads to problems when looking directly at objects and sometimes eventually to loss of sight.
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Eyesight, glasses & lenses
- (as) blind as a bat idiom
- 20/20 vision
- AMD
- Balint's syndrome
- blepharospasm
- blind side
- blindly
- cataract
- ciliary
- colorblind
- cross-eyed
- eyestrain
- horn-rimmed
- lorgnette
- nearsighted
- optometrist
- safety glasses
- sightless
- spectacle
- twenty-twenty vision
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