The scheme of the mechanism of degeneration, which allows you to understand the underlying pathogenesis and in the future can be used to assign adequate treatment: antiviral, suspension of cholesterol deposition in retinal layers, the use of drugs against chronic neovascularization, etc. The questions of the military- medical examination for determining of fitness for military service.personnel with retinal disorders caused by age-related degeneration are discussed. It sets out the pathogenesis, risk factors for age-related macular degeneration.