If you have dry AMD, you may initially notice little or no change in your vision. Many people who have received a diagnosis of early-stage dry macular degeneration may not experience symptoms such as blurred eyesight unless they live to a very old age. However, as tiny yellow deposits in the retina, also known as drusen, and mottled pigmentation continue to develop, your vision may deteriorate. Thinning of the RPE may progress to a point where this protective layer of the retina disappears. This affects the overlying cones and rods and may result in complete loss of your central vision.