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Degeneración macular asociada con la edad (DMAE); DME; Degeneración macular senil (DMS), un antiguo nombre que ya no se usa con frecuencia
Aunque no hay ninguna manera conocida de prevenir la degeneración macular, los factores del estilo de vida pueden reducir el riesgo de desarrollar la enfermedad:
Visite al oftalmólogo regularmente para exámenes de dilatación ocular.
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Rosenfeld PJ, Martidis A, Tennant MTS. Age-related macular degeneration. In: Yanoff M, Duker JS, eds. Ophthalmology. 3rd ed. St. Louis, Mo:Mosby Elsevier;2008:chap 6.27.
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