title: Measures to help with the effects of visual age-related macular degeneration.
abstract: Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) causes a slow progressive loss of central vision, and difficulty reading and recognising faces. It is one of the main causes of incurable visual impairment in the over 65 years group in the UK. The condition is divided into 'wet' and 'dry' forms. Progress of the dry form can be slow and its effect relatively minor but the 'wet' form is more aggressive.