Example of AREDS Category 1 (Small Drusen But Not Considered AMD)

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By Neil M. Bressler, MD
Johns Hopkins University
Co-author(s): Voraporn Chaikitmongkol, MD
Uploaded on Feb 11, 2013.
Last modified by Caroline Bozell on Feb 12, 2013.
Reviewed by Caroline Bozell

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Condition/keywords: age-related macular degeneration (AMD)
Imaging device: Fundus camera
Description: Person in AREDS Category 1 were essentially free of age-related macular abnormalities, with a total drusen area less than 5 small drusen (<63 microns) within 3,000 microns of the center of the macula, and visual acuity of 20/32 or better in both eyes1. These are fundus photographs of a 53-year-old man, with visual acuity 20/20 OD and 20/32 OS presenting for evaluation of any diabetic retinopathy. Reference: 1 Age-Related Eye Disease Study Research Group. A randomized, placebo controlled clinical trial of high-dose supplementation with vitamins C and E, beta carotene, and zinc for age-related macular degeneration and vision loss: AREDS report No. 8. Arch Ophthalmol. 2001;119(10):1417-1436.