{"id":54,"date":"2020-11-30T14:15:18","date_gmt":"2020-11-30T19:15:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/demo.eyecaremdnj.com.php73-36.phx1-1.websitetestlink.com\/?page_id=54"},"modified":"2026-02-04T12:06:59","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T17:06:59","slug":"retina-specialist-morristown","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eyecaremdnj.com\/?page_id=54","title":{"rendered":"Retina Care"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Macular Degeneration<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The macula (part of the eye controlling central vision) breaks down, blood vessels can grow and cause leakage in the macula.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"387\" src=\"https:\/\/eyecaremdnj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/macular-degeneration.jpg\" alt=\"Chart Showing a Healthy Eye Compared With One With a Degenerated Macula\" class=\"wp-image-150\" style=\"aspect-ratio:2.325661879217858;width:667px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eyecaremdnj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/macular-degeneration.jpg 900w, https:\/\/eyecaremdnj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/macular-degeneration-300x129.jpg 300w, https:\/\/eyecaremdnj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/macular-degeneration-768x330.jpg 768w, https:\/\/eyecaremdnj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/macular-degeneration-270x116.jpg 270w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What are the Symptoms<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Loss of central vision<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Distorted lines and edges<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What are the Risk Factors?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Age<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Family history<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>High blood pressure<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Smoking<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/eyecaremdnj.com\/schedule-now\/\" title=\"Schedule Appointment\">Schedule Appointment<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is the Treatment?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Nutritional supplements (vitamins, minerals) may slow progression<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Laser therapy to seal leaking blood vessels<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) uses injected medicine activated by laser to destroy abnormal blood vessels without damaging the retina<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Anti-VEGF medicine is injected into the eye to block the signal that causes abnormal blood vessel growth<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Macular Degeneration The macula (part of the eye controlling central vision) breaks down, blood vessels can grow and cause leakage in the macula. What are the Symptoms What are the Risk Factors? What is the Treatment?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":13,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-54","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eyecaremdnj.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/54","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eyecaremdnj.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eyecaremdnj.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eyecaremdnj.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eyecaremdnj.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=54"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/eyecaremdnj.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/54\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":770,"href":"https:\/\/eyecaremdnj.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/54\/revisions\/770"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eyecaremdnj.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=54"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}