Macular degeneration is mostly occurred in the elderly around 50 years old. So when macular degeneration is metioned it is generally refers to age-related macular degeneration (AMD or ARMD).
Macular degeneration is a medical condition of vision loss in the center of the visual field because of damage to the retina, while the peripheral vision remains. So macular degeneration can make the patient difficult to read time, but be able to recognize the contour of a watch.
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