Macular degeneration is a fairly common problem, especially among the aging population. In this video, HealthMaker Steve McLeod, MD, chair of Ophthalmology at UCSF, talks in depth about what the problem is and how it occurs.
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Age related macular degeneration refers to degeneration of the retina that in some cases in it's most severe form is associated with a development of new blood vessels in a place they are not suppose be in and these new blood vessels don't behave like normal blood vessels, they leak, they deposit material that isn't suppose to be there and that causes loss of vision because the retina becomes distorted from those areas.
Stephen McLeod, MD, is chair of ophthalmology at UCSF. He specializes in refractive surgery, cataracts and corneal disease. He has focused on the development of an intraocular lens to restore near vision to cataract surgery patients.
