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.
At the Burbank hospital where he died, Ritter was accompanied by producers and co-workers, his wife, Amy Yasbeck, and 23-year-old son Jason, Wilcox said. He is survived by three other children, Carly, Tyler and Stella. It's just stunning, unbelievable, said Wilcox. Everybody loved John Ritter.