Volume : VIII, Issue : VIII, August - 2018

A systematic study to correlate fundus autofluorescence patterns and visual acuity in cases of dry age related macular degeneration

Dr Archana Singh, Dr Sandeep Shankar, Dr Ma Khan, Dr Harikrishnan V, Dr Sunandan Bhatta

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Background: Dry ARMD is an ageing change affecting the central retina.FAF patterns in ARMD are extensively studied; however, their prognostic implications are still in nascent stage. Objective: This study attempts towards correlation between FAF patterns and visual acuity in cases of dry ARMD in order to provide an objective clinical prognostic marker. Method: A total of 110 eyes of 60 patients were subjected to FAF.Specific FAF patterns were noted for each case and comparedwith the International FAF classification. These patterns were statistically correlated with the visual acuity of the cases. Result:The 110 eyes were divided into two groups, first group of early ARMD (108eyes) and the second group of geographic atrophy (02eyes).First group showedseven FAF patterns.The second group showedfocal pattern. Two patterns (Normal& minimal) were associated with better visual acuity. Conclusion: FAF patterns in of dry ARMD showed similarity to the internationally accepted classification with a few variations. However, when these patterns were correlated with the visual acuity, no significant visual impairment was observedinnormal and minimal FAFpatterns.

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Dr Archana Singh, Dr Sandeep Shankar, Dr MA Khan, Dr Harikrishnan V, Dr Sunandan Bhatta, A systematic study to correlate fundus autofluorescence patterns and visual acuity in cases of dry age related macular degeneration, INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-8 | Issue-8 | August-2018

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