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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Age-related Macular Degeneration Resource Guide from the National Eye Institute (NEI).
Results from NEI's Age Related Eye Disease Study showed that high levels of antioxidants and zinc significantly reduce the risk of advanced AMD and its associated vision loss.

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 [[Image:Human eyesight two children and ball with age-related macular degeneration.jpg|left|thumb|220px|The same view with age-related macular deneneration.]]
-==Impact==
-Macular degeneration, in its advanced forms, can result in legal blindness, resulting in a loss of driving privileges and an inability to read all but very large type.  Perhaps the most grievous loss is the inability to see faces clearly or at all.
-Some of these losses can be offset by the use of adaptive devices.  A closed-circuit television reader can make reading possible, and specialized screen-reading computer software, e.g., JAWS for Windows, can give the blind person access to word processing, spreadsheet, financial, and e-mail access.
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