ABSTRACT
Age-related macular degeneration (ARMD) is a problem mainly affecting patients over 60 years, but is much more common over 70 years. The older the patient, the greater the chance of it occurring. However, there are inherited, degenerative diseases of the macula that can affect young people in their 20s, 30s and 40s. Those problems are usually bilateral, fairly symmetrical in onset, appearance and effect, and there is often a family history of similar problems. Such syndromes include Best’s disease and Stargardt’s disease.
