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.
Lawsuit faults the care the actor received from two doctors. They say they did nothing wrong. Comic actor John Ritter died on his daughter's 5th birthday in September 2003. The next day, his widow, actress Amy Yasbeck, told the girl that her dad's death was unavoidable. Since then, Yasbeck has come to believe the story she told their daughter Stella was wrong.