How does dry AMD differ from wet AMD?

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What is dry AMD?

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Dry age-related macular degeneration is a gradual wearing away of the very posterior part of the retina, the very centre of which is called the macula. Unfortunately age-related macular degeneration is the commonest cause of visual loss in the elderly in the UK.

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