Previous risk models have used factors such as smoking, dyslipidemia and certain genetic polymorphisms to predict AMD. But researchers at Oregon Health & Science University have incorporated patient phenotypic characteristics to improve accuracy.
Two retinal abnormalities used to calculate the simple risk score: presence of drusen and any abnormality in retinal pigmentation.
Read the Archives of Ophthalmology report on a risk assessment tool for age-related macular degeneration.
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