What is the difference between Macular Dystrophy and Macular Degeneration?

No, I don't mean Muscular Dystrophy, I am refering to MACULAR Dystrophy. I have been diagnosed with Macular Dystrophy, My father had Macular Degeneration, And I was wondering how close they were to each other.

Macular Dystrophy (of retina) is an hereditary condition in which there is a degeneration of the retinal receptors in the region of the macula. Of the known macular dystrophies, Best's Disease, Stargardt's Macular Dystrophy and Bulls Eye Maculopathy are the most common. They tend to come on earlier in life and cause a reduction in central vision.

Age Related Macular degeneration (ARMD) is a disease that causes progressive damage to the macula. When the macula degenerates, people experience blurring or darkness in the center of their vision and tasks such as reading and driving are affected. The words on a page may look blurred, a dark or empty area may appear in the center of vision, or straight lines may look distorted.

To summarize - Macular degeneration is a general term used to describe any type of degenerative process in the macula region of the retina. Macular degeneration could be hereditory or age related.

Macular dystrophy is a term used for hereditory degeneration of the macular region of retina as in Best's disease.

Most often when we use the term macular degeneration we really mean 'Age-related macular degeneration of the dry or wet kind'.

Musclar dystrophy is a disease tht affects the muscles and nerves, Macular degeneration is a disease of the Eye that causes blindness. both conditions are progressive. However, with macular degeneration there are medications and diets to help slow the progression.

It's not Macular Dystrophy it's Muscular Dystrophy.

Muscular dystrophy is deterioration of the body's muscles.
Macular Degeneration has to do with your eyes. You slowly go blind.

I have the feeling that it is Muscular dystrophy. It is an incorrect development of muscles. Macular degeneration is an eye disorder that can lead to blindness

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