How to Use macular degeneration in a Sentence

macular degeneration

noun

• Wet macular degeneration is caused by the growth of leaky blood vessels in the eye.
  — Ryan Cross, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Mar. 2023
• In addition to skin cancer, UV light can cause growths or spots on the whites of the eyes and increase the risk of developing cataracts and macular degeneration.
  — Sarah Bradley, Verywell Health, 26 June 2023
• The gene therapy would treat the dry form of macular degeneration, which affects about 95% of cases.
  — Ashton Nichols, Dallas News, 3 June 2020
• Smoking is a big factor in macular degeneration, Dr. Benner says, but blue light is more of a question mark.
  — Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 3 July 2023
• The second thing that happened was my dad lost his eyesight to macular degeneration later in life.
  — Ann Killion, SFChronicle.com, 16 June 2018
• That is the case for Bill, who suffers from macular degeneration that prevents him from seeing fine details.
  — Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Feb. 2022
• Cataracts and macular degeneration can take years to develop, but there can also be short-term dangers of the tiny sunglasses trend.
  — Amanda Gardner, Health.com, 13 June 2018
• One of them is lutein—that same antioxidant that protects the retina from macular degeneration—and it may be involved in brain function, too.
  — Cynthia Sass, Mph, Rd, Health, 30 June 2023
• In her 60's, Mom lost her sight to both macular degeneration and glaucoma.
  — sun-sentinel.com, 24 Nov. 2019
• Three women treated at the clinic for macular degeneration have gone blind as a result of the procedure.
  — Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 29 Aug. 2017
• And his wife, who has macular degeneration, is also unable to drive.
  — Jordan Miller, The Salt Lake Tribune, 13 Nov. 2022
• Bob, a former meat cutter who became an accomplished artist, can no longer paint due to macular degeneration in his eyes.
  — Jerry Davich, chicagotribune.com, 15 Feb. 2018
• This causes headaches, eyestrain, back pain, and even increases the risk of macular degeneration, a retina disease that can lead to vision loss.
  — Deirdre Mundorf, Discover Magazine, 15 Dec. 2021
• For 100 million people around the globe who suffer from macular degeneration and other diseases of the retina, life is a steady march from light into darkness.
  — Carl Zimmer, Discover Magazine, 14 Sep. 2011
• Get your eyes checked once a year by an eye care professional who will look for changes in your eyesight as well as check for cataracts and diseases such as glaucoma and macular degeneration.
  — Jacqueline Saguin, Good Housekeeping, 25 May 2022
• An eating routine high in lutein may decrease the risk of cataracts and macular degeneration, a common eye disorder for people over 50.
  — Valerie Agyeman, Good Housekeeping, 17 Aug. 2022
• Lutein is a nutrient also found in spinach and helps prevent cataracts and macular degeneration.
  — Washington Post, 13 Nov. 2019
• Docktor has an eye disease — wet macular degeneration — that requires frequent shots of medicine in her eye.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Mar. 2021
• Regeneron’s top-selling drug, by far, is Eylea, a Part B treatment for macular degeneration, which can lead to blindness.
  — James K. Glassman, National Review, 15 Oct. 2020
• All squash varieties are packed with vitamin c and beta-carotene, which may help slow the progression of macular degeneration and reduce the chance of vision loss.
  — Mallory Arnold, Outside Online, 28 Sep. 2022
• But in one case a friend ended up with a large effect macular degeneration mutation.
  — Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 2 May 2012
• Lutein gets a lot of credit for helping to prevent macular degeneration.
  — Consumer Reports, Washington Post, 7 May 2018
• At age 93, blind in one eye and suffering from macular degeneration, her memory is strong.
  — Robert Knox, BostonGlobe.com, 13 June 2019
• About 30 years ago Egly began slowly losing his eyesight to macular degeneration, and lost his eyesight completely about five years ago, said his wife, Jane Egly.
  — Sonali Kohli, latimes.com, 1 July 2018
• Spinach has plenty of lutein, which is believed to support eye health and reduce the incidence of macular degeneration, a concern mostly of people 55 or older.
  — Gregory McNamee, CNN, 1 July 2021
• Recently, my optometrist noticed a few tiny spots that could signal the start of macular degeneration, and urged me to start taking vitamins to possibly slow the onset.
  — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 27 Mar. 2021
• Treating age related macular degeneration, which the National Eye Institute calls the leading cause of vision loss for people 50 or over, made the 63-year-old doctor one of the largest Medicare billers in the nation.
  — David J. Neal, miamiherald, 22 Feb. 2018
• The dynamic duo also helps lower the risk of macular degeneration and cataracts, two common eye disorders.
  — Cynthia Sass, Mph, Health.com, 25 Oct. 2019
• So Unity is taking aim at glaucoma, macular degeneration, and arthritis; the fridge in its lab is stocked with human eyeballs and knee cartilage.
  — Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2021
• Effective treatments for macular degeneration and other problems that affect the delicate light-sensitive retina at the back of the eye have proven to be much more elusive.
  — NBC News, 3 Oct. 2017

Last Updated: 27 Jun 2024