In a recent report, it has been revealed that a condition that arouses blindness is rising, and if statistics are to be believed, it may rise by a third till the onset of the year 2020. This blindness is due to age related macular degeneration, also known as AMD. This is one of the largest reasons for people losing their sight in the western part of the world.

There are two different sorts of effects of the AMD. It has the ‘wet’ or the ‘dry’ effect. It tends to affect the back of the eye, and impairs the eyesight of the person.

The usual symptoms of this might be blurry or blank vision, or distortion of the images. The straight lines, might tend to look wavy to people. People might tend to witness blurry vision and recognizing people, reading or driving might tend to become difficult tasks.

It is essential that efficient steps are taken by the people to avoid this disorder. It has been revealed that one of the major reasons for the spreading of the same is smoking. The preventive measures are plain and simple Eating healthy nutritious food, with vitamins and minerals shall definitely help in preventing the disease. According to a recent research give out in the British Journal of Ophthalmology, it was revealed that AMD could possibly become so common as cold by the year 2020.

The figures f the people contracting the disease have jumped in the recent past and this is a major reason for worry. It is essential that more and more people are made aware about the onset of the disease so that it can be well prevented.