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.
Ritter, whose acting career spanned more than three decades, died of an undetected aortic dissection on Sept. 11, 2003. His family has already received more than $14 million in previous settlements, including $9.4 million from Providence St. Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, Ca., where Ritter died.