Macular degeneration

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Macular degeneration

Retina

Age-related macular degeneration (ARMD or AMD); Senile macular degeneration (SMD)

• Blurred, distorted, dim, or absent central vision

Tests to evaluate the retina may include:

• Visual acuity
• Refraction test
• Pupillary reflex response
• Slit lamp examination
• Retinal examination by various techniques
• Fluorescein angiography , and sometimes indocyanine green angiography
• Amsler grid
• Optical coherence tomography (OCT), a test that creates a color picture of the macula or retina

Review Date: 08/08/2006
Reviewed By: Paul B. Griggs, MD, Department of Ophthalmology, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, WA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.