Macular degeneration
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-003887
Degenerative changes in the retina usually of older adults which results in a loss of vision in the center of the visual field (the macula lutea) because of damage to the retina. It occurs in dry and wet forms.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-003887 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Animals, Livestock, One Health |
| Synonyms | age-related macular degeneration; age-related maculopathy; macular dystrophy |
| References | Medical Subject Headings 2014; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0) |
| See also | Retinal degeneration; Retina |
| Translations | Spanish: degeneración macular |
Record as JSON
{
"id": "MLC-T-AGR-003887",
"term": "Macular degeneration",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "Degenerative changes in the retina usually of older adults which results in a loss of vision in the center of the visual field (the macula lutea) because of damage to the retina. It occurs in dry and wet forms.",
"synonyms": [
"age-related macular degeneration",
"age-related maculopathy",
"macular dystrophy"
],
"subject": "Animals, Livestock, One Health",
"see_also": [
"retinal degeneration",
"retina"
],
"references": [
"Medical Subject Headings 2014",
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "degeneración macular"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/macular-degeneration/"
}
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