The problem with dry AMD
Although a chronic and slow progressing condition, dry AMD may still bring about significant visual loss resulting in a decrease in quality of life and independence. It can have just as devastating an impact on quality of life as wet AMD in its late stages, but there is little in place to support these patients. The difficulty faced by eye care professionals at the moment is that there is no licensed treatment currently available for dry AMD, so all that can be offered to the patient is support, advice and monitoring. There is no NHS provision for this service except via the GOS annual eye examination, and currently no monitoring of dry AMD is offered in the hospital eye services.
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