Macular degeneration, also known as age-related macular degeneration (AMD or ARMD), is a medical condition which may result in blurred or no vision in the center of the visual field. Early on there are often no symptoms.
Born: 1948-09-17 - Died: 2003-09-11. Cause of Death: Aortic Dissection. Death Summary: John Ritter died from an aortic dissection caused by a congenital heart defect. He died in the middle of the second season of 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter, a show that he was the star of.
On the second anniversary of one American tragedy another occurred. Actor, comedian, father and friend, John Ritter died unexpectedly at the age of 54. Ritter, who was best known as Jack Tripper, died after suffering a tear in his aorta while on the set of â8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughterâ. His family and close friends remembered him at a private service on Monday.