eye disorders
Age Related Macular Degeneration (AMD or ARMD)
Diagnosis of AMD
A doctor's examination of the eye Possibly color photography,fluoresceinangiography, and/or optical coherence tomography Doctors can usually diagnose age-related macular degeneration (AMD) by examining the eyes with ophthalmoscopy (shining a light through a magnifying lens and into the back of the eye). The retinal damage is almost always visible even before symptoms develop. To confirm the diagnosis of wet AMD, doctors may take color photographs of the retina or do Angiography . 