Illinois Society for the Prevention of Blindness

Those with "dry" macular degeneration will not experience a tremendous change in vision. There may be some blurriness or difficulty in reading but this should not interfere with everyday tasks.

Those with neovascular macular degeneration may experience more obvious symptoms. For example, a straight line may appear distorted, wavy or crooked. In addition, those with the neovascular kind may experience a blind spot in their central field of vision.