One has age-related macular degeneration, the main cause of blindness in rich countries.

一位是老年性黄斑变性病患者，这是发达国家盲人病患常见的致盲原因。

The other suffers from Stargardt's macular dystrophy, its main cause in children.

另一位是隐性黄斑营养不良症患者，这是儿童致盲的主要原因。

My data indicates that I've got about average risk for developing macular degeneration, a kind of blindness.

我的数据表明我已经达到平均风险系数对于黄斑病变，一种失明病。

An American firm called Advanced Cell Technology (ACT) is using them to treat macular degeneration, a cause of blindness.

美国先进细胞技术公司（Advanced Cell Technology，简称ACT）正运用多能细胞治疗可能致盲的黄斑变性。

Soon, the country's health ministry is expected to approve the first clinical trial of iPS cells, also for macular degeneration.

该国卫生部应该不久便会批准iPS细胞的第一例临床试验，同样也是治疗黄斑变性。

Although there is a partial loss of vision, macular function is spared, meaning that central vision is still sharp and detailed.

虽然视野部分缺失，但黄斑功能仍得以保留，即中心视力仍然完好。

OK? That's why if you have loss of foveal vision and macular degeneration, it's really awful.

好吗？所以如果你失去了中央凹视力和黄斑变性，那真的很糟糕。

From combating high cholesterol to treating age-related macular degeneration, the list of potential treatments is expanding rapidly.

从对抗高胆固醇到治疗与年龄相关的黄斑变性，潜在的治疗方法正在迅速扩大。

The longer those eye structures are stretched the higher the risk of disorders like myopic macular degeneration, retinal detachment… glaucoma and cataracts.

眼睛结构拉伸的时间越长，患近视黄斑变性、视网膜脱离、青光眼和白内障等疾病的风险就越高。

In digital health, the show will include products for people with visual impairments such as age-related macular degeneration, also known as AMD.

在数字健康方面，展会将展示视觉障碍相关的产品，如老年性黄斑变性，即AMD。