Terms to know.
Atrophy
GA causes cells in your retina to die, which is known as atrophy.
Dry AMD
Dry age-related macular degeneration, a progressive eye disease that damages your retina.
Fovea
The central part of the macula where the centre of the field of vision is.
GA
Geographic atrophy, an advanced form of dry AMD that can cause irreversible vision loss.
Lesion
Retinal cell death from GA causes patches of dead cells in the eye, known as lesions.
Macula
The macula is the part of the retina that makes central vision more detailed.
Retina
The retina is the part of the eye that’s in charge of sensing light and sending images to the brain.
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