macular degeneration

English Thesaurus

1. eye disease caused by degeneration of the cells of the macula lutea and results in blurred vision; can cause blindness (noun.state)

hypernym	:	degeneration, devolution,
definition	:	the process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality (noun.process)

hypernym	:	eye disease,
definition	:	any disease of the eye (noun.state)

hyponym	:	age-related macular degeneration, amd,
definition	:	macular degeneration that is age-related (noun.state)