The aim of this essay is to review the literature concerning agerelated macular degeneration regarding the risk factors, pathogenesis,clinical picture with special emphasis on diagnostic techniques and recenttreatment modalities that are able to improve visual outcome of thisdisease such as (1) laser therapy using photodynamic therapy,transpupillary thermotherapy, laser photocoagulation and feeder vesseltreatment (2) radiation therapy (3) pharmacotherapy such as intraviteraltriamcinolone and antivascular endothelial growth factor (4) surgery suchas surgical excision of membrane and macular translocation, (5) genetherapy and (6) food supplement.