Macular Degeneration Doesn’t Have to Mean Eventual Blindness

This form of irreversible vision loss can be unsettling, but you can slow or stop its progression

Macular degeneration (AMD or ARMD)- is a medical condition which may result in blurred or no vision in the center of the visual field. Tunatura/Shutterstock

“Am I going blind?” was the first question I asked my ophthalmologist when I recently went for my annual eye exam.

Because I’m older now, she checks me for typical eye conditions related to aging, such as glaucoma and cataracts. Imagine my surprise when she told me that I needed to get another exam, called optical coherence tomography, which maps the entire retina.