macular degeneration
A disease of the retina of the eye resulting in loss of central visionA disease of the retina of the eye resulting in loss of central vision.
» Age-related macular degeneration can cause blindness.
Altersbedingte Makuladegeneration kann zur Erblindung führen. — Dejo
Dejo · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 senses(uncountable)A disease of the retina of the eye resulting in loss of central vision.
дегенера́ция жёлтого пятна́degenerácija žóltovo pjatná
eye disease caused by degeneration of the cells of the macula lutea and results in blurred vision; can cause blindness
Examples
2 sentencesAge-related macular degeneration can cause blindness.
deAltersbedingte Makuladegeneration kann zur Erblindung führen. — Dejo
Macular degeneration primarily affects Caucasian people, usually those with light colored eyes.
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1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
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