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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2008 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Ophthalmol. 2007 May 2;144(1):1–6. doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2007.02.047
Level 10 No drusen of any type or hard drusen or small soft drusen (<125 μm in diameter) only, regardless of area of involvement, and no pigmentary abnormality (increased retinal pigment or RPE depigmentation) present
Level 20 Hard drusen or small soft drusen (<125 μm in diameter), regardless of area of involvement, with increased retinal pigment present but no RPE depigmentation present or soft drusen (≥ 125 μm in diameter) with drusen area <196,350 μm2 (equivalent to a circle with a diameter of 500 μm) and no pigmentary abnormalities present
Level 30 Soft drusen (≥ 125 μm in diameter) with drusen area <196,350 μm2 and RPE depigmentation present or soft drusen (≥ 125 μm in diameter) with drusen area ≥196,350 μm2 with or without increased retinal pigment but no RPE depigmentation present
Level 40 Soft drusen (≥ 125 μm in diameter) with drusen area (≥ 196,350 μm2 involvement and RPE depigmentation present with or without increased retinal pigment
Level 50 Pure geographic atrophy in absence of exudative macular degeneration
Level 60 Exudative macular degeneration with or without geographic atrophy present