Prevent Blindness Marks Age-Related Macular Degeneration and Low Vision Month With New Resources and Programs

CHICAGO—Prevent Blindness, a nonprofit eye health organization, has declared February as Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) and Low Vision Month in an effort to provide education and various expert-approved resources to the public and eyecare professionals. According to Johns Hopkins Medicine, AMD is the most common cause of severe loss of eyesight among people 50 and older. About 4 million Americans live with low vision, which is defined as chronic visual impairment that cannot be corrected with glasses, contact lenses or medical treatments, the announcement noted.