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.
Who Killed King Tut? Examinations of the Mummy of Tutankhamun In 1968 x-ray examinations of the mummy of Tutankhamun by a group from the University of Liverpool revealed that the mummy of King Tut had dense spot on the lower back of the skull.