A Simplified Severity Scale for Age-Related Macular Degeneration
AEAge-Related Eye Disease Study Research Group
The Coordinating Center · Emmes (United States)
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Abstract
Objective
To develop a simplified clinical scale defining risk categories for development of advanced age-related macular degeneration (AMD).
Methods
Following development of a detailed scale for individual eyes based on gradings of fundus photographs in the Age-Related Eye Disease Study, rates of progression to advanced AMD were assessed in cross-tabulations of presence or absence in each eye of 2 easily identified retinal abnormalities, drusen and pigment abnormalities. Large drusen and any pigment changes were particularly predictive of developing advanced AMD.
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1- AEAge-Related Eye Disease Study Research GroupCorresponding
The Coordinating Center, Emmes (United States)
Topics & keywords
Topics
Keywords
- Drusen
- Macular degeneration
- Fundus (uterus)
- Ophthalmology
- Medicine
- Risk factor
- Eye disease
- Optometry
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