Age-Related Macular
Degeneration (AMD) Treatment
- Over 50 Years Old?
- Experiencing Blurring of Central Vision?
- Experiencing Distorted Vision?
- Seeing Dark Spots & Missing Areas in Your Vision?
- Having Trouble Seeing Fine Details?
- Have a Family History of AMD?
These symptoms may suggest that you have Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD).
Undergo AMD assessment
Appointment
Let our eye specialist conduct a detailed screening for AMD. This typically involves assessing your degree of vision distortion and identification of abnormal blood vessels in the eye.
Our targeted treatments can help block the growth of abnormal blood vessels in the eye, reduce leakage or destroy abnormal blood vessels altogether.
As AMD is a degenerative condition that worsens with time, early detection and intervention will help slow disease progression and preserve sight for much longer.
Our Eye Clinic’s Experience & Expertise in AMD Treatment
Dr Leo Seo Wei is an ophthalmologist in Singapore who is well-versed in the treatment of Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD). With over 20 years of experience treating AMD, our clinic is equipped with modern ophthalmological technology and medicines that have been proven to treat AMD effectively. With AMD being one of the leading causes of blindness in Singapore, we are committed to providing detailed assessments and personalized treatments for our patients to achieve best possible sight preservation.
Our Clinic Offers a Range of Established Treatment Methods for AMD
While treatment can usually stabilize vision, the degree of improvement will depend on severity and type of AMD.
Intravitreal Injections: The most common form of treatment, certain medicines are injected into the eye to block the growth of abnormal blood vessels.
Photodynamic Therapy: This uses a non-thermal laser together with an intravenous drug to reduce leakage and seal abnormal blood vessels
Laser Photocoagulation: This uses a laser to destroy abnormal blood vessels
Though there is currently no known cure, when detected early, many do benefit from good lifestyle changes and nutritional supplements to slow disease progression and preserve vision.
- Dry AMD: Making up over 80% of AMD cases, Dry AMD is a type of the disease where blood vessels in the eye do not leak, and gets progressively worse over the years.
- Wet AMD: Regarded as a more advanced type of the disease, Wet AMD causes vision loss when abnormal blood vessels grow in the eye. When blood vessels leak below the centre of the retina (the macular), the leaking and bleeding can cause irreversible vision loss.
- Have routine eye exams!
- Don’t smoke
- Have a healthy diet (rich in antioxidant vitamins)
- Have a healthy BMI
- Manage your other existing health conditions well
- Testing for distorted central vision (Amsler grid)
- Examining the back of the eye for yellow deposits (drusen) that form under the retina
- Injecting a colored dye into the arm, which will travel to and highlight blood vessels in the eye
- Conducting an imaging test of the cross-section of the retina