Table 1.
Clinical classification scale for age-related macular degeneration [16].
Classification | Symptoms |
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No signs of AMD | No visible drusen or pigmentary abnormalities |
No clinically significant increased risk of late AMD | Small drusen (<63 µm) |
Early AMD | Medium drusen (≥63–<125 µm) without pigmentary abnormalities thought to be related to AMD |
Intermediate AMD | Large drusen or pigmentary abnormalities associated with at least medium drusen |
Late AMD | Lesions associated with neovascular AMD or geographic atrophy |