But wet AMD can cause a severe or even a total loss of central vision.

Surgery does not cure wet AMD, but it can sometimes slow down or prevent further loss of central vision.

By the time many people are diagnosed with wet AMD, it is often too late for surgery to provide much benefit.

People with wet AMD often need multiple treatments to get the full benefits of the therapy.

A variety of treatments are available for wet AMD.

For some types of wet AMD, the treatment has no detectable benefit.

With wet AMD, loss of central vision can occur quickly.

None of these treatments is a cure for wet AMD.

Immediate treatment may be able to slow vision loss caused by wet AMD.

Delaying treatment for wet AMD could mean further loss of central vision.