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The image one sees is focused by the cornea and lens of the eye onto the center of the retina. Many people with AMD have minimal visual symptoms and may retain good vision indefinitely and a relatively small percentage of people with AMD will lose central vision.<\/p><p>It has multiple risk factors. Family history is another important association, although simply having a blood relative with AMD does not necessarily mean or guarantee that one will definitely develop AMD. Other risk factors for AMD may be modifiable or controllable, including smoking, poor nutritional intake, and high blood pressure.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80ec2cf e-con-full animated-slow e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"80ec2cf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b06ac66 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b06ac66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"343\" height=\"602\" src=\"https:\/\/kavintechcorp.in\/nnwps\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/wetdry-AMD-1.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-21500\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kavintechcorp.in\/nnwps\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/wetdry-AMD-1.webp 343w, https:\/\/kavintechcorp.in\/nnwps\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/wetdry-AMD-1-171x300.webp 171w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 343px) 100vw, 343px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f5fb31 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5f5fb31\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1dedce e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e1dedce\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c99b7d4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c99b7d4\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b1688d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7b1688d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Types of AMD  \u2013 Dry AMD &amp; Wet AMD<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9c736a e-n-tabs-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-tabs\" data-id=\"e9c736a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;horizontal_scroll&quot;:&quot;disable&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs\" data-widget-number=\"245134186\" aria-label=\"Tabs. Open items with Enter or Space, close with Escape and navigate using the Arrow keys.\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs-heading\" role=\"tablist\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button id=\"e-n-tab-title-2451341861\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-2451341861\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab-index=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-2451341861\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 1;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\tDry AMD\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<button id=\"e-n-tab-title-2451341862\" data-tab-title-id=\"e-n-tab-title-2451341862\" class=\"e-n-tab-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab-index=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"e-n-tab-content-2451341862\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 2;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"e-n-tab-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\tWet AMD\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-tabs-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-2451341861\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-2451341861\" data-tab-index=\"1\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 1;\" class=\"e-active elementor-element elementor-element-3bd8fc6 e-con-full animated-slow e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3bd8fc6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:200}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee651a7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ee651a7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;motion_fx_translateY_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:100}},&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bdc7a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9bdc7a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dry AMD<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7523feb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7523feb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:100}},&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0084728 elementor-widget__width-initial animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0084728\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dry AMD\u00a0affects about 90 percent of all people with macular degeneration and is characterized by drusen that are visible to the doctor on clinical examination of the macula as small yellow deposit and are the hallmark of AMD. Most people with drusen alone do not have significant visual changes or vision loss. A minority of people with dry AMD will advance to central vision loss due to geographic atrophy, which involves the loss of pigmented cells beneath the macula which normally support and nourish the photoreceptor cells. There is currently no treatment or cure for geographic atrophy, though multiple investigative clinical research trials are going on.<\/p><p><strong>Most people with AMD will retain good central vision in their lifetime, although dry AMD may also gradually progress to an advanced form with atrophy of the macula, limiting central vision.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f64fc84 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f64fc84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"491\" src=\"https:\/\/kavintechcorp.in\/nnwps\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Dry-AMD.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-21524\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kavintechcorp.in\/nnwps\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Dry-AMD.webp 993w, https:\/\/kavintechcorp.in\/nnwps\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Dry-AMD-300x184.webp 300w, https:\/\/kavintechcorp.in\/nnwps\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Dry-AMD-768x472.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d55c269 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d55c269\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:100}},&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-717fdeb elementor-widget__width-initial animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"717fdeb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>SYMPTOMS \u2013 Many people with mild dry AMD have little to no visual symptoms. Some people, however, will experience some side effects, like:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Mild blurring of vision<\/li><li>Requiring more ambient light<\/li><li>Difficulty adjusting between dark and light conditions<\/li><\/ul><p>Vision loss associated with dry AMD is usually gradual or slow. Because AMD affects the macula, the symptoms are typically related to central vision tasks such as reading or driving. Peripheral vision is typically preserved.<\/p><p><strong><b>MANAGEMENT OF DRY AMD \u2013\u00a0<\/b><\/strong>Patients with dry AMD are followed up at regular intervals to look for the progression of AMD from the dry to the wet variety.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-2451341862\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-2451341862\" data-tab-index=\"2\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 2;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-2cf8608 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2cf8608\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17f2af9 animated-slow e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"17f2af9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c53deff elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c53deff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Wet AMD\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6618cc8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6618cc8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:100}},&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65102a7 elementor-widget__width-initial animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"65102a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><b>Wet AMD<\/b><\/strong>\u00a0affects only about 10 percent of people with macular degeneration, but accounts for the majority of central vision loss in those who have macular degeneration.<\/p><p>The word \u201cwet\u201d implies leakage and bleeding in the macula due to abnormal blood vessels (choroidal neovascularization) that may develop spontaneously in AMD. If left untreated, it results in severe central vision loss due to permanent scarring of macula. While patients may progress to legal blindness, it is important to realize that AMD affects central vision \u2013 it typically does not lead to total loss of vision. Fortunately, there are new treatments available for those with wet AMD.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fe142b elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5fe142b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"737\" src=\"https:\/\/kavintechcorp.in\/nnwps\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/cnvm-1.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-21542\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kavintechcorp.in\/nnwps\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/cnvm-1.webp 993w, https:\/\/kavintechcorp.in\/nnwps\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/cnvm-1-300x276.webp 300w, https:\/\/kavintechcorp.in\/nnwps\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/cnvm-1-768x708.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d4515b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4d4515b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:100}},&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f4c22d elementor-widget__width-initial animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7f4c22d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong><b>SYMPTOMS \u2013\u00a0<\/b><\/strong>Patients with wet AMD often have pronounced symptoms, including:\n<ul>\n \t<li>Rapidly progressing loss of central vision, typically over days to weeks<\/li>\n \t<li>Visual distortion<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nOccasionally, people may not be aware of these visual changes as their other eye may be functioning normally. Therefore, it is important to test vision in each eye separately by covering one eye at a time when checking vision.\n\n<strong><b>Management of Wet AMD \u2013\u00a0<\/b><\/strong>This includes the use of intravitreal antivegf injections like Lucentis, Razumab, Eylea, Avastin and Pagenex and laser treatment modalities like thermal laser, transpupillary thermotherapy (TTT) or photodynamic therapy (PDT).\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78e7fa4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"78e7fa4\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bf57e7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9bf57e7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-093dcfd e-con-full animated-slow e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"093dcfd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:200,&quot;motion_fx_translateY_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:100}},&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dcdcda9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dcdcda9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our patient care philosophy\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f531f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4f531f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_column et_pb_column_3_5 et_pb_column_80 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_35 et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><div class=\"et_pb_column et_pb_column_3_5 et_pb_column_13  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_8  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>At Narayana Nethralaya, \u201cQuality of Care\u201d and \u201cPatient Safety\u201d is our priority.\u00a0 Concern for our patients\u2019 well being is at the core of what we do, and what drives us.\u00a0 All 4 units of Narayana Nethralaya are NABH Accredited \u2013 the highest national recognition for quality in patient care and safety. Our Retina team help patients make an informed treatment choice on the type of treatment and surgery that is best suited for their lifestyle. We have an exclusive counseling team to address any doubts or questions that people may have about Retina treatment options and procedures.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column et_pb_column_2_5 et_pb_column_14  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8231722 e-con-full animated-slow e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8231722\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:200}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acd51ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"acd51ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"491\" src=\"https:\/\/kavintechcorp.in\/nnwps\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/patient_care.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-21588\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kavintechcorp.in\/nnwps\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/patient_care.webp 993w, https:\/\/kavintechcorp.in\/nnwps\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/patient_care-300x184.webp 300w, https:\/\/kavintechcorp.in\/nnwps\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/patient_care-768x472.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Age-related macular degeneration Home > &nbsp; Specialities > &nbsp; Retina Eye Care > &nbsp; Age-related macular degeneration Age-related macular degeneration Age-related\u00a0macular degeneration\u00a0(AMD) is a common, complex, degenerative condition affecting people aged 50 years and above, causing central vision loss, which results in difficulty to read, drive, or see someone\u2019s face on progression to more advanced [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"doctors":[],"class_list":["post-21489","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kavintechcorp.in\/nnwps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21489","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kavintechcorp.in\/nnwps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kavintechcorp.in\/nnwps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kavintechcorp.in\/nnwps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kavintechcorp.in\/nnwps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21489"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kavintechcorp.in\/nnwps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21489\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kavintechcorp.in\/nnwps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21489"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"doctors","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kavintechcorp.in\/nnwps\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/doctors?post=21489"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}