{"id":23,"date":"2021-04-16T13:18:33","date_gmt":"2021-04-16T11:18:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dryamd.eu\/?page_id=23"},"modified":"2026-04-01T09:56:59","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T09:56:59","slug":"about-amd","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dryamd.info\/pt\/about-amd\/","title":{"rendered":"Sobre DMRI e AG"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading bgcolor-seperate mt-5\"><strong>Sobre a Degenera\u00e7\u00e3o macular relacionada \u00e0 idade (DMRI) e Atrofia Geogr\u00e1fica (AG)<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A degenera\u00e7\u00e3o macular relacionada \u00e0 idade (DMRI) \u00e9 uma doen\u00e7a progressiva da m\u00e1cula, que \u00e9 a parte central da retina, e desempenha um papel fundamental na vis\u00e3o.<sup>1<\/sup> A DMRI representa uma das causas mais comuns de perda de vis\u00e3o nos pa\u00edses industrializados ocidentais. Um quarto dos europeus com mais de 60 anos de idade \u00e9 afetado pela DMRI, seja ela precoce, intermedi\u00e1ria ou de est\u00e1gio tardio.<sup>2<\/sup> Esta se\u00e7\u00e3o discute as diferentes formas de DMRI avan\u00e7ada, incluindo atrofia geogr\u00e1fica (AG).<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Como a vis\u00e3o funciona<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A luz entra nos olhos e alcan\u00e7a a retina, que reveste a parte interna de tr\u00e1s do olho. A retina tem milh\u00f5es de fotorreceptores (c\u00e9lulas sens\u00edveis \u00e0 luz), que transformam a luz em sinais el\u00e9tricos. Esses sinais viajam at\u00e9 o c\u00e9rebro atrav\u00e9s do nervo \u00f3ptico, permitindo que processemos o que vemos.<sup>3<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Assista ao v\u00eddeo para entender em mais detalhes como a vis\u00e3o funciona.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"1080\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1920 \/ 1080;\" width=\"1920\" controls src=\"https:\/\/dryamd.info\/pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/02\/DryAMD-How-Vision-Works-BR-GA-2500009.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button full-w-btn\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"\/pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/02_dryAMD-eu_EN_2-about-AMD_video_how-vision-works-video_PT-BR.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Baixar texto descritivo para o v\u00eddeo<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>O papel da m\u00e1cula e o efeito do envelhecimento<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A m\u00e1cula \u00e9 o nome dado \u00e0 pequena regi\u00e3o no centro da retina. Ele cont\u00e9m a concentra\u00e7\u00e3o mais alta de fotorreceptores sens\u00edveis \u00e0 luz, que transformam a luz em sinais el\u00e9tricos.<sup>3<\/sup> A m\u00e1cula \u00e9 a parte do olho que processa o que voc\u00ea v\u00ea diretamente \u00e0 sua frente \u2013 conhecida como sua vis\u00e3o central. Ela permite que voc\u00ea veja pequenos detalhes e foque em aspectos muito espec\u00edficos do que est\u00e1 vendo.<sup>4<\/sup> Por exemplo, ela ajuda voc\u00ea a identificar o texto em uma p\u00e1gina ou as diferen\u00e7as entre rostos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:8px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns row flex-column-reverse flex-lg-row gap-5 flex-lg-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column flex-shrink-1 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Ao longo da vida, a m\u00e1cula sofre os efeitos da luz de alta energia que nossos olhos processam constantemente. Conforme a luz entra no olho e \u00e9 transmitida pelos fotorreceptores, s\u00e3o gerados res\u00edduos conhecidos como drusas. Com o tempo, as drusas v\u00e3o se acumulando, pois as c\u00e9lulas respons\u00e1veis pela remo\u00e7\u00e3o n\u00e3o conseguem mais remov\u00ea-las com a rapidez necess\u00e1ria. As drusas se acumulam sob a m\u00e1cula, fazendo com que os fotorreceptores se degradem e morram ao longo do tempo, comprometendo o processo visual. Quando ocorre, isso \u00e9 conhecido como degenera\u00e7\u00e3o macular relacionada \u00e0 idade, ou DMRI.<sup>3,5<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A maioria das pessoas \u00e9 afetada pela DMRI em est\u00e1gio inicial ou intermedi\u00e1rio, mas aproximadamente 2% das pessoas com DMRI desenvolver\u00e3o uma forma avan\u00e7ada da doen\u00e7a, discutida nas se\u00e7\u00f5es a seguir.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column flex-shrink-1 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"848\" src=\"http:\/\/dryamd.info\/pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/01\/eye-cross-section-1024x848-1.png\" alt class=\"wp-image-1709\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dryamd.info\/pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/01\/eye-cross-section-1024x848-1.png 1024w, https:\/\/dryamd.info\/pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/01\/eye-cross-section-1024x848-1-300x248.png 300w, https:\/\/dryamd.info\/pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/01\/eye-cross-section-1024x848-1-768x636.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"848\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201024%20848%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt class=\"wp-image-1709 lazyload\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201024%20848%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dryamd.info\/pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/01\/eye-cross-section-1024x848-1.png 1024w, https:\/\/dryamd.info\/pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/01\/eye-cross-section-1024x848-1-300x248.png 300w, https:\/\/dryamd.info\/pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/01\/eye-cross-section-1024x848-1-768x636.png 768w\" data-src=\"http:\/\/dryamd.info\/pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/01\/eye-cross-section-1024x848-1.png\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Corte transversal do olho.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Tipos de degenera\u00e7\u00e3o macular relacionada \u00e0 idade<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Existem v\u00e1rios dist\u00farbios oculares que afetam a m\u00e1cula e s\u00e3o coletivamente denominados \u201cdegenera\u00e7\u00e3o macular\u201d. Como essa doen\u00e7a ocular afeta principalmente pessoas com mais de 65 anos, ela tamb\u00e9m \u00e9 chamada de degenera\u00e7\u00e3o macular relacionada \u00e0 idade, ou DMRI.<sup>6,7<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>H\u00e1 dois tipos principais dessa doen\u00e7a: DMRI \u00famida e seca. A DMRI \u00famida se desenvolve quando vasos sangu\u00edneos anormais crescem por tr\u00e1s da m\u00e1cula e a danificam, enquanto a DMRI seca envolve o ac\u00famulo de produtos residuais, conhecidos como drusas, causando danos \u00e0 m\u00e1cula.<sup>3,6<\/sup><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Degenera\u00e7\u00e3o macular avan\u00e7ada relacionada \u00e0 idade<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A DMRI avan\u00e7ada, que inclui a DMRI seca e \u00famida, \u00e9 considerada a maior causa de perda de vis\u00e3o nos pa\u00edses industrializados.<sup>8<\/sup> Um olho com a forma avan\u00e7ada da DMRI seca tamb\u00e9m pode desenvolver naturalmente a DMRI \u00famida e vice-versa.<sup>9<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Uma das formas avan\u00e7adas da DMRI \u00e9 conhecida como atrofia geogr\u00e1fica, ou AG, que afeta aproximadamente 5 milh\u00f5es de pessoas em todo o mundo.<sup>10<\/sup> Aproximadamente 40% dos casos de DMRI em est\u00e1gio avan\u00e7ado s\u00e3o de atrofia geogr\u00e1fica, e 60% correspondem \u00e0 forma \u00famida da DMRI.<sup>2<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Assista ao v\u00eddeo para saber mais sobre as formas avan\u00e7adas de DMRI.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"360\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 640 \/ 360;\" width=\"640\" controls src=\"https:\/\/dryamd.info\/pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/02\/Advanced-Forms-of-AMD-BR-GA-2500004-480p.mov\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button full-w-btn\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"\/pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/03\/01_dryAMD-eu_EN_2-about-AMD_video_advanced-forms-of-AMD-video_VO_PT-BR.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Baixar texto descritivo para o v\u00eddeo<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Atrofia geogr\u00e1fica<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A atrofia geogr\u00e1fica (AG) refere-se a uma forma avan\u00e7ada de DMRI. \u00c9 caracterizada pelo ac\u00famulo de pequenos dep\u00f3sitos amarelos de prote\u00ednas gordurosas, chamados drusas, sob a retina e a m\u00e1cula.<sup>11<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:8px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns row flex-column-reverse flex-lg-row is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"741\" src=\"https:\/\/dryamd.info\/pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/macula-cross-section.png\" alt class=\"wp-image-1744\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dryamd.info\/pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/macula-cross-section.png 1024w, https:\/\/dryamd.info\/pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/macula-cross-section-300x217.png 300w, https:\/\/dryamd.info\/pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/macula-cross-section-768x556.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"741\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201024%20741%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt class=\"wp-image-1744 lazyload\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201024%20741%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dryamd.info\/pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/macula-cross-section.png 1024w, https:\/\/dryamd.info\/pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/macula-cross-section-300x217.png 300w, https:\/\/dryamd.info\/pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/macula-cross-section-768x556.png 768w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/dryamd.info\/pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/macula-cross-section.png\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Corte transversal da m\u00e1cula.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<p>No est\u00e1gio inicial da DMRI, algumas drusas pequenas e m\u00e9dias podem ser detectadas no olho. O est\u00e1gio intermedi\u00e1rio \u00e9 caracterizado pela presen\u00e7a de drusas de tamanho m\u00e9dio ou de uma drusa de grande porte. Quando a DMRI atinge uma forma avan\u00e7ada, ou AG, observa-se a presen\u00e7a de diversas drusas grandes ou de drusas que se fundem entre si.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Na AG, os pontos cegos geralmente aparecem primeiro fora do campo de vis\u00e3o central. \u00c0 medida que a doen\u00e7a progride, o campo de vis\u00e3o central \u00e9 afetado e isso leva, em \u00faltima an\u00e1lise, \u00e0 perda de vis\u00e3o. O nome \u201catrofia geogr\u00e1fica\u201d refere-se a \u00e1reas de atrofia ou dano, que podem se parecer com um mapa para o m\u00e9dico examinador, da\u00ed este termo.<sup>12<\/sup><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:80px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group ga-stages\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Os est\u00e1gios da atrofia geogr\u00e1fica<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Embora o crescimento da les\u00e3o na AG pare\u00e7a lento, a progress\u00e3o da doen\u00e7a normalmente \u00e9 constante e irrevers\u00edvel.<sup>13\u201316<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Est\u00e1gios da progress\u00e3o da AG<sup>16<\/sup><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns row flex-lg-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column flex-shrink-1 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Atrofia n\u00e3o central<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full d-none d-lg-block\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"631\" src=\"https:\/\/dryamd.info\/pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/ga-stage-1.png\" alt class=\"wp-image-1745\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dryamd.info\/pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/ga-stage-1.png 1024w, https:\/\/dryamd.info\/pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/ga-stage-1-300x185.png 300w, https:\/\/dryamd.info\/pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/ga-stage-1-768x473.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"631\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201024%20631%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt class=\"wp-image-1745 lazyload\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201024%20631%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dryamd.info\/pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/ga-stage-1.png 1024w, https:\/\/dryamd.info\/pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/ga-stage-1-300x185.png 300w, https:\/\/dryamd.info\/pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/ga-stage-1-768x473.png 768w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/dryamd.info\/pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/ga-stage-1.png\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized d-lg-none\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"631\" src=\"https:\/\/dryamd.info\/pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/ga-stage-1-1.png\" alt class=\"wp-image-1746\" style=\"width:343px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dryamd.info\/pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/ga-stage-1-1.png 1024w, https:\/\/dryamd.info\/pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/ga-stage-1-1-300x185.png 300w, https:\/\/dryamd.info\/pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/ga-stage-1-1-768x473.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"631\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201024%20631%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt class=\"wp-image-1746 lazyload\" style=\"width:343px\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%201024%20631%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dryamd.info\/pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/ga-stage-1-1.png 1024w, https:\/\/dryamd.info\/pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/ga-stage-1-1-300x185.png 300w, https:\/\/dryamd.info\/pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/ga-stage-1-1-768x473.png 768w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/dryamd.info\/pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/04\/ga-stage-1-1.png\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Alguma perda de vis\u00e3o perif\u00e9rica com pouca luz. O paciente s\u00f3 percebe sob determinadas condi\u00e7\u00f5es ou por meio de testes projetados.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column flex-shrink-1 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Crescimento da atrofia n\u00e3o central<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized d-none d-lg-block\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dryamd.info\/pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/ga-stage-2.png\" alt class=\"wp-image-1715\" style=\"width:162px;height:162px\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt class=\"wp-image-1715 lazyload\" style=\"width:162px;height:162px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/dryamd.info\/pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/ga-stage-2.png\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized d-lg-none\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dryamd.info\/pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/ga-stage-2-mobile.png\" alt class=\"wp-image-1711\" style=\"width:240px;height:240px\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt class=\"wp-image-1711 lazyload\" style=\"width:240px;height:240px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/dryamd.info\/pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/ga-stage-2-mobile.png\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Perda da vis\u00e3o perif\u00e9rica e com pouca luz.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column flex-shrink-1 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Come\u00e7ando a afetar a f\u00f3vea, vis\u00e3o central<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized d-none d-lg-block\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dryamd.info\/pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/ga-stage-3.png\" alt class=\"wp-image-1716\" style=\"width:162px;height:162px\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt class=\"wp-image-1716 lazyload\" style=\"width:162px;height:162px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/dryamd.info\/pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/ga-stage-3.png\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized d-lg-none\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dryamd.info\/pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/ga-stage-3-mobile.png\" alt class=\"wp-image-1712\" style=\"width:240px;height:240px\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt class=\"wp-image-1712 lazyload\" style=\"width:240px;height:240px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/dryamd.info\/pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/ga-stage-3-mobile.png\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Perda de vis\u00e3o perif\u00e9rica e com pouca luz; manchas de perda de vis\u00e3o central.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column flex-shrink-1 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Atrofia central grave<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized d-none d-lg-block\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dryamd.info\/pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/ga-stage-4.png\" alt class=\"wp-image-1717\" style=\"width:162px;height:162px\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt class=\"wp-image-1717 lazyload\" style=\"width:162px;height:162px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/dryamd.info\/pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/ga-stage-4.png\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized d-lg-none\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dryamd.info\/pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/ga-stage-4-mobile.png\" alt class=\"wp-image-1713\" style=\"width:240px;height:240px\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt class=\"wp-image-1713 lazyload\" style=\"width:240px;height:240px\" data-src=\"https:\/\/dryamd.info\/pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/ga-stage-4-mobile.png\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Perda da vis\u00e3o central leva \u00e0 perda de vis\u00e3o.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\">\u00a9 2023 Apellis International GmbH. Todos os direitos reservados.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:64px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group ga-vision-impact\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Como a atrofia geogr\u00e1fica afeta a vis\u00e3o<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00c0 medida que as drusas na retina aumentam de tamanho e se tornam mais numerosas, elas podem reduzir a nitidez ou distorcer a vis\u00e3o, especialmente durante a leitura. \u00c0 medida que a doen\u00e7a progride, podem surgir pontos cegos no centro da vis\u00e3o, o que pode eventualmente levar \u00e0 perda da vis\u00e3o central.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As imagens abaixo ilustram a experi\u00eancia de progress\u00e3o da AG ao longo do tempo.*<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>1. Reconhecimento facial<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns row flex-lg-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column flex-shrink-1 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dryamd.info\/pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/facial-recognition-1.png\" alt class=\"wp-image-1725\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt class=\"wp-image-1725 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/dryamd.info\/pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/facial-recognition-1.png\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>No diagn\u00f3stico:<\/strong> Vis\u00e3o de uma mulher de 70 anos de idade que acabou de ser diagnosticada com AG em ambos os olhos. Os olhos t\u00eam diversas les\u00f5es, o que dificulta enxergar os rostos de seus entes queridos.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column flex-shrink-1 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dryamd.info\/pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/facial-recognition-2.png\" alt class=\"wp-image-1726\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt class=\"wp-image-1726 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/dryamd.info\/pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/facial-recognition-2.png\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2+ anos:<\/strong> A AG progrediu em ambos os olhos da paciente. Os rostos de entes queridos tornaram-se mais dif\u00edceis de enxergar. Pode ser perigoso dirigir e outras atividades do dia a dia \u00e0 medida que as les\u00f5es se tornam maiores.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column flex-shrink-1 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dryamd.info\/pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/facial-recognition-3.png\" alt class=\"wp-image-1727\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt class=\"wp-image-1727 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/dryamd.info\/pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/facial-recognition-3.png\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>6+ anos:<\/strong> Com o avan\u00e7o da AG em ambos os olhos, o reconhecimento dos rostos de entes queridos, conseguir viver de forma independente e a qualidade de vida geral passam a ser afetados pela perda de vis\u00e3o decorrente da AG.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>2. Atividades do dia a dia<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns row flex-lg-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column flex-shrink-1 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dryamd.info\/pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/daily-activites-1.png\" alt class=\"wp-image-1719\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt class=\"wp-image-1719 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/dryamd.info\/pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/daily-activites-1.png\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>No diagn\u00f3stico:<\/strong> Vis\u00e3o de uma mulher de 70 anos de idade que acabou de ser diagnosticada com AG em ambos os olhos. Os olhos t\u00eam diversas les\u00f5es, tornando mais dif\u00edcil ler, por exemplo, ao fazer compras.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column flex-shrink-1 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dryamd.info\/pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/daily-activites-2.png\" alt class=\"wp-image-1720\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt class=\"wp-image-1720 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/dryamd.info\/pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/daily-activites-2.png\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2+ anos:<\/strong> A AG progrediu em ambos os olhos da paciente. Ler ficou mais dif\u00edcil. Pode ser perigoso dirigir e outras atividades do dia a dia \u00e0 medida que as les\u00f5es se tornam maiores.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column flex-shrink-1 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dryamd.info\/pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/daily-activites-3.png\" alt class=\"wp-image-1721\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt class=\"wp-image-1721 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/dryamd.info\/pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/daily-activites-3.png\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>6+ anos:<\/strong> Agora, com o avan\u00e7o da AG em ambos os olhos, conseguir ler, conseguir viver de forma independente e a qualidade de vida geral passam a ser afetados pela perda de vis\u00e3o decorrente da AG.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>3. Tabela optom\u00e9trica<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns row flex-lg-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column flex-shrink-1 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dryamd.info\/pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/eye-test-1.png\" alt class=\"wp-image-1722\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt class=\"wp-image-1722 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/dryamd.info\/pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/eye-test-1.png\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>No diagn\u00f3stico:<\/strong> Vis\u00e3o de uma mulher de 70 anos de idade que acabou de ser diagnosticada com AG em ambos os olhos. Os olhos t\u00eam diversas les\u00f5es, dificultando a visualiza\u00e7\u00e3o das coisas, como uma tabela optom\u00e9trica.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column flex-shrink-1 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dryamd.info\/pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/eye-test-2.png\" alt class=\"wp-image-1723\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt class=\"wp-image-1723 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/dryamd.info\/pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/eye-test-2.png\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2+ anos:<\/strong> A AG progrediu em ambos os olhos da paciente. As letras ficam dif\u00edceis de enxergar. Pode ser perigoso dirigir e outras atividades do dia a dia \u00e0 medida que as les\u00f5es se tornam maiores.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column flex-shrink-1 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dryamd.info\/pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/eye-test-3.png\" alt class=\"wp-image-1724\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt class=\"wp-image-1724 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/dryamd.info\/pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/eye-test-3.png\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>6+ anos:<\/strong> Agora, com o avan\u00e7o da AG em ambos os olhos, conseguir ler, conseguir viver de forma independente e a qualidade de vida geral passam a ser afetados pela perda de vis\u00e3o decorrente da AG.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:16px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>*Para fins meramente ilustrativos. O comprometimento da vis\u00e3o devido \u00e0 AG pode variar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Saiba como voc\u00ea pode otimizar seu ambiente e estilo de vida para ajudar a se adaptar \u00e0 AG e lidar com eventuais altera\u00e7\u00f5es na sua vis\u00e3o.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button full-w-btn\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/dryamd.info\/pt\/living-with-ga\/\">Veja conselhos sobre como viver com AG<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Um olhar mais atento \u00e0 degenera\u00e7\u00e3o macular \u00famida relacionada \u00e0 idade<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A degenera\u00e7\u00e3o macular \u00famida relacionada \u00e0 idade (DMRIu) ou neovascular \u00e9 a outra forma avan\u00e7ada de DMRI. Ela se desenvolve devido ao crescimento de vasos sangu\u00edneos anormais na retina, que sangram e extravasam l\u00edquido que se acumula na retina. Isso pode causar distor\u00e7\u00e3o ou perda da vis\u00e3o central.<sup>17<\/sup><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Acessar recursos \u00fateis<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Consulte o gloss\u00e1rio para ver mais explica\u00e7\u00f5es sobre termos desconhecidos usados ao longo desta se\u00e7\u00e3o e em todo o site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button full-w-btn mb-0\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/dryamd.info\/pt\/glossary\/\">Visualizar Gloss\u00e1rio<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group references\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"resources-title mt-0\">Refer\u00eancias:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Young RW. <em>Surv Ophthalmol.<\/em> 1987;31(5):291\u2013306.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>EURETINA. Retinal diseases in Europe. 2017. Dispon\u00edvel em: https:\/\/euretina.org\/resource\/euretina-whitebook-on-prevalence-incidence-and-healthcare-needs-for-retinal-diseases-in-europe\/ (acessado em maio de 2023).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bear M, <em>et al.<\/em> Neuroscience: exploring the brain. 3rd edition. Library (Lond.); 2006.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Macular Society. What is the macula? 2022. Dispon\u00edvel em: https:\/\/www.macularsociety.org\/macular-disease\/macula\/ (acessado em maio de 2023).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ardeljan D, Chan C. <em>Prog Retin Eye Res<\/em>. 2013;37:68\u201389.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Macular Society. Age-related macular degeneration. 2022. Dispon\u00edvel em: https:\/\/www.macularsociety.org\/macular-disease\/macular-conditions\/age-related-macular-degeneration\/ (acessado em maio de 2023).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>BrightFocus Foundation. Age-related macular degeneration: facts &amp; figures. 2022. 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Retina<\/em>. 2017;37(5):819\u2013835.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>BrightFocus Foundation. Dry vs. wet age-related macular degeneration: what\u2019s the difference? 2022. Dispon\u00edvel em: https:\/\/www.brightfocus.org\/macular\/article\/dry-vs-wet-age-related-macular-degeneration-whats-difference (acessado em maio de 2023).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>BR-GA-2600001 I Mar\u00e7o 2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sobre a Degenera\u00e7\u00e3o macular relacionada \u00e0 idade (DMRI) e Atrofia Geogr\u00e1fica (AG) A degenera\u00e7\u00e3o macular relacionada \u00e0 idade (DMRI) \u00e9 uma doen\u00e7a progressiva da m\u00e1cula, que \u00e9 a parte central da retina, e desempenha um papel fundamental na vis\u00e3o.1 A DMRI representa uma das causas mais comuns de perda de vis\u00e3o nos pa\u00edses industrializados ocidentais. 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