Age-related macular degeneration (AMD or ARMD), a common eye disease in the elderly, is categorized into DRY and WET. Wet macular degeneration or Neovascular AMD can also be the culprit of vision loss.
A patient organization survey found that, follow-up diagnosis of nearly 20 percent of patients with wet elderly macular degeneration, were on average,  delayed by up to two months due to the fifth wave of the pandemic.
While one-third of the respondents said that their eyesight declined during the pandemic by 30 percent, some people’s conditions worsened further.
Retina Hong Kong (RHK), formerly known as Hong Kong Retinitis Pigmentosa Society, is a non-profit mutual patient aid charity organization. RHK commissioned Hong Kong Health Care Alliance to conduct a survey from May to June 2022 and successfully interviewed 200 patients within Hong Kong….