Macular degeneration
Alternative Names
Age-related macular degeneration (ARMD or AMD); Senile macular degeneration (SMD)Symptoms
- Blurred, distorted, dim, or absent central vision
Exams and Tests
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
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