macular degenerationnoun [ U ]
uk/ˌmæk.jə.lə dɪ.dʒen.əˈreɪ.ʃən/us/ˈmæk.jə.lɚ dɪˌdʒen.əˈreɪ.ʃən/specializeda condition in which the macula (= the central area of the retina in the eye) changes, resulting in a loss of central vision. It usually affects old people
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Eyesight, glasses & lenses
- (as) blind as a bat idiom
- 20/20 vision
- age-related macular degeneration
- AMD
- Balint's syndrome
- blepharospasm
- blind side
- blindly
- cataract
- ciliary
- cross-eyed
- eyestrain
- horn-rimmed
- lorgnette
- nearsighted
- optometrist
- safety glasses
- sightless
- spectacle
- twenty-twenty vision
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