Causes
Background
Research
Wet MD
Dry MD
100
occurs when the body cannot supply or detoxify harmful effects of free radicals through antioxidants ​
What is Oxidative stress
100
The two types of Macular Degeneration
What are Dry MD and Wet MD
100
The gender most effected by AMD
What are females
100
The part of your eye that becomes larger and darker after the symptoms of Macular Degeneration begin
What is the pupil
100
becomes very fuzzy and dark
What is your Central vision
200
high blood pressure that can lead to a heart attack or a stroke
What is hypertension
200
Area of your eye that is immensely sensitive to light and deterioration of this can lead to MD
What is the macula
200
2.5% of people the age of ___ and above are diagnosed with AMD
What is 50
200
After being diagnosed with Wet MD, you begin to see ____ lines
What are wavy
200
True or false: Dry MD gets worse over time
What is true
300
when something is inherited through your DNA and can be passed down through your family it can be referred to as
What is Genetics
300
The version of MD most threatening to eyesight
What is Dry MD
300
the race most commonly effected by Macular Degeneration
What is Caucasian
300
With Wet MD, vision becomes extremely
What is Blurry
300
A form of treatment for Dry MD that supports the cells located in your macula
What is nutritional therapy
400
a product of oxidative stress, is caused when your hormones cause your heart to beat faster and blood vessels to narrow​
What is High blood pressure
400
The part of your eye most commonly affected by MD
What is your central vision
400
the percentage of this gender with AMD in 2010 was 35%
What is Male
400
With Wet MD, textures become
What is hard to see
400
Dry MD leads to a ____ of watering in the eyes
What is a lack of
500
your eyes response to infection and irritation​
What is Inflammation of the eye
500
True or False: Symptoms of MD can vary dependent upon the type the patient is diagnosed with
What is True
500
14% of the people age __ and above are diagnosed with AMD
What is 80
500
Gives you the ability to easily define objects through vision
What is Depth perception
500
with Dry MD, your vision can become very
What is distorted
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