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Distribution of AMD at baseline in the present study.
| Grade | Criteria | Lutein group (n = 51) |
Placebo group (n = 49) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Any small drusen | 26 | 24 |
| 1 | Soft distinct drusen | 15 | 7 |
| 2 | Indistinct drusen | 5 | 8 |
| 3 | Soft drusen/pigment changes | 2 | 8 |
| 4 | Atrophic changes | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 49 | 48 |
