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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2006 Feb 15.
Published in final edited form as: Arch Ophthalmol. 2004 Nov;122(11):1647–1651. doi: 10.1001/archopht.122.11.1647

Table.

Sensitivities for Eyes Diagnosed as Having ARMD, Grouped by Severity of Disease*

ARMD Diagnosis No. of Eyes Sensitivity, Mean ± SD
Drusen
 Mild or hard 40 0.70 ± 0.10
 Moderate or soft 56 0.77 ± 0.07
Geographic atrophy
 Mild 15 0.93 ± 0.09
 Moderate or advanced 16 0.94 ± 0.08
Pigment epithelial detachment 5 0.80 ±0.25
Choroidal neovascularization
 Untreated 10 1.00 ±0.00
 Inactive, previously treated 25 0.92 ± 0.08
Mixed eyes 4 1.00 ±0.00
Hard drusen, soft drusen, and mild geographic atrophy groups 111 0.77 ±0.06
All ARMD groups 171 0.82 ± 0.04

Abbreviation: ARMD, age-related macular degeneration.

*

The specificity for the 43 healthy control eyes was 1.00.

These eyes had a visual acuity better than 20/40; thus, this is a mixed classification.

More than 1 group.