It's a cruel visual trick: you see someone in front of you, but you can't make out her features. Is it a friend? A stranger? Your own child? This is the heart-wrenching reality of severe age-related macular degeneration (AMD). It attacks the macula, home of the sharp central vision that enables us to read fine print, distinguish colors and drive safely down the road. Victims of AMD retain their peripheral vision, but the details in front of them—including the faces of the people they love most猙lur and fade. "When you lose your vision," says John Bukowicz, 74, who suffers from AMD, "you lose everything."
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