Macular degeneration mainly affects central vision, causing blind spots directly ahead. The dry form is more common than the wet form, with about 85 to 90 percent of AMD patients diagnosed with dry AMD. The wet form of the disease usually leads to more serious vision loss. Dry macular degeneration (non-neovascular). Dry AMD is an early stage of the disease and may result from the aging and thinning of macular tissues, depositing of pigment in the macula or a combination of the two processes.
King Tutâs untimely death was probably accidental. For years, it was speculated that King Tutâs death at age 19 came courtesy of a blow to the head, inflicted, perhaps, by a murderous rival. More recently, however, experts have determined that the damage to his mummyâs skull occurred after death, either during the embalming process or at the hands of Carterâs crew.
Despite his brief reign, King Tut is perhaps Egypt's best known pharaoh because of the wealth of treasuresâincluding a solid gold death maskâfound during the surprise discovery of his intact tomb in 1922.