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AMD

AMD

14 4.8
An eye disease that slowly damages the center of the eye and causes loss of central vision in older people
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : degeneración macular asociada a la edad
  • Wong, Guymer, Hassell, and Keeffe (2004) reported how persons with AMD made sense of their experiences.
  • macular degeneration (AMD)
  • degeneration (AMD)
  • persons with AMD

So basically with AMD, we have no idea what causes AMD.

Examples

  • At Time 1, over half the residents who were diagnosed with AMD were asked to return in six months to one year.

    Academic text (1997)
  • In those with advanced AMD, the nutrients reduced their risk of further vision loss by about 19 percent.

    Academic text (2003)
  • At Time 2, 42.9 percent of those with AMD were asked to return in six months to one year.

    Academic text (1997)
  • NEI defines high risk as having intermediate or advanced AMD in one eye.

    Academic text (2003)
  • Society's lack of awareness of AMD proved frustrating for them.

    Academic text (2007)
  • Among the causes of AMD, scientists describe a breakdown of light-sensitive cells within the retina.

    Academic text (2003)
  • Among these individuals, 11 patients with dry AMD exhibited either drusen or RPD without GA.

    Academic text (2018)
  • Two types of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) were diagnosed: atrophic macular degeneration (nonexudative) and exudative AMD.

    Academic text (1997)
  • Many elderly people struggle with AMD, which affects their ability to see clearly.

  • Regular check-ups can help detect AMD early and slow its progression.

Synonyms

macular degeneration
vsAMD
  • Specialized
3 6.3

Loss of central vision when the part of the eye that sees fine detail gets weak

specifies the condition occurs mainly in older adults rather than any age
eye disease
vsAMD
  • Specialized
2 3.3

A health problem that affects the eye and can harm vision

is a specific older adult retina condition causing central vision loss
1 5.1

A condition in older people when part of the eye gets weaker and causes loss of central vision

is the identical medical condition named in the key entry

Surface Forms

AMD singular

Morphology

AMD = A + M + D

This is an initialism/acronym made from the initial letters of a multiword medical term and is not analyzable as productive English morphemes.

Etymology

AMD stands for age-related macular degeneration, and the name tells you what it is: age-related means it happens as people get older, macular and degeneration point to the part and the change. Macular comes from a word meaning 'spot' and degeneration means 'getting worse', so AMD is when the important 'spot' in the centre of the eye breaks down with age, causing loss of central vision.