Skipping or postponing medical appointments amid the Covid-19 pandemic may be common, but for people with a severe form of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), doing so may lead to vision loss.
Doctors at the Singapore National Eye Centre (SNEC) say poor adherence to treatment is a worldwide phenomenon, but there is further proof that doing so can lead to vision loss.
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