Most people with mild dry macular degeneration will not have disabling central vision loss. However, there is no way to predict who will progress to a more severe form of the disease.
The wet form of macular degeneration often leads to significant vision loss.
Although macular degeneration can cause people to lose the ability to read, drive a car, and recognize faces that are not very close-up, it never causes complete blindness. This disorder results in the loss of central vision only -- macular degeneration cannot cause peripheral vision loss.
Nearly everyone with macular degeneration can move around, eat, perform personal hygiene, and do other routine activities without too much difficulty.
What to expect if I have Macular degeneration  (Outlook/Prognosis)?
Most people with mild dry macular degeneration will not have disabling central vision loss. However, there is no way to predict who will progress to a more severe form of the disease.
The wet form of macular degeneration often leads to significant vision loss.
Although macular degeneration can cause people to lose the ability to read, drive a car, and recognize faces that are not very close-up, it never causes complete blindness. This disorder results in the loss of central vision only -- macular degeneration cannot cause peripheral vision loss.
Nearly everyone with macular degeneration can move around, eat, perform personal hygiene, and do other routine activities without too much difficulty.