How to detect macular disease

Macular disease can have a significant impact on vision and early detection and treatment is very important. We can use some simple ways to check ourselves. 1. At home, you can cover your eyes separately to see if there is any change in vision, blurred or smaller 2. Color change: lighter, discolored 3. Contrast sensitivity change 4. Amsler’s table examination The best way to screen for macular degeneration: Routine examination using Amsler’s table before serious vision impairment occurs , after treatment Follow up. (2) Cover one eye and look at the central point of the square (3) Keep looking at the point during the examination (4) All lines should be straight and the squares should be the same size (5) Examine both eyes separately If blurring, distortion or abnormal color of the grid is found, further examination must be done at an ophthalmologist.