Medical history for macular degeneration
Answers to the questions below help your doctor determine whether you might have a macular problem, such as age-related macular degeneration (AMD).
- Have you found that you need more light to read than you have in the past?
- Is it getting harder to recognize people's faces until they are close up?
- Do bright colors appear dim or faded?
- Is there is a "blind" spot in the center of your vision? How long have you had the blind spot?
- Do straight lines look wavy? Do objects appear distorted or smaller than they used to?
- How quickly have these changes in your vision developed? Over several months or weeks? A few days? A few hours?
- Have changes affected just one eye or both?
- Do you smoke? (Smoking increases your risk of AMD.)
- Do you have high blood pressure?
- Has anyone else in your family had macular degeneration?
- Are you taking any medicines? Which ones? (Certain medicines can cause temporary vision problems.)
| Author: | Robin Parks, MS | Last Updated: August 13, 2007 |
| Medical Review: | Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine Carol L. Karp, MD - Ophthalmology | |
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