Table 3.

Recommendations for the diagnosis and management of early AMD

Diagnosis	Recommendations	Follow-up
Identification of risk factors Basic indispensable ophthalmological examinations: • Visual acuity • Dilated fundoscopy Recommendable complementary studies: • Spectral domain OCT or swept-source OCT • Color fundus Photography Genetic test (pending for validation in prospective clinical trials)	Self-assessment with the Amsler grid on a black background Correction of modifiable risk factors: • Smoking cessation • Healthy diet • Other factors (eg, hypertension, obesity, and atherosclerosis)	Controls scheduled every 12 months in the absence of clinical manifestations suggestive of the progression of disease

Abbreviations: AMD, age-related macular degeneration; OCT, optical coherence tomography.