Underestimating Vision Loss in Elderly

"Experts are warning that the NHS [the British version of the US National Institute of Health] may be significantly underestimating the number of people who develop sight loss caused by age-related macular degeneration, known as AMD for short," claims a post on WebMD Boots. "A study published in the British Journal of Ophthalmology suggests that 40,000 people a year develop one form of the condition, known as wet AMD. This is much higher than the figure of 26,000 new cases a year used by the NHS treatments watchdog, the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), say the authors. The study also predicts that the number of cases of AMD will rise by a third by the end of the current decade. " Read more.