According to Cleaveland Correction Eye Center, age-related muscular degeneration (AMD) does not cause complete blindness in the patient. However, studies show that AMD causes patients to lose central vision, making it harder to see faces read, and even perform close-up tasks such as cooking and fixing stuff around the house.

There is no known cure for low-vision patients with AMD, but treatments for macular degeneration will slow the disease’s progression and keep the patient from completely losing their vision.