Abstract
Of 71 patients with only bilateral macular drusen, 8 eyes in 7 patients (9.9%) developed exudative maculopathy over an average follow-up of 4.3 years (14.5% cumulative risk). Severe visual loss due to exudative maculopathy occurred in 7 eyes of 6 patients (8.5% for a 5-year cumulative risk of 12.7%. Features of the drusen were analyzed, but only the association with focal hyperpigmentation (P < 0.001) and more than minimal drusen confluence (P < 0.05) were statistically significant. Older patients had more severe drusen. Photostress test delay did not correlate with visual acuity, age, or severity of drusen.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 271-277 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Ophthalmology |
| Volume | 91 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| State | Published - Jan 1 1984 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Prognosis of patients with bilateral macular drusen. / Smiddy, William E; Fine, S. L.
In: Ophthalmology, Vol. 91, No. 3, 01.01.1984, p. 271-277.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Prognosis of patients with bilateral macular drusen
AU - Smiddy, William E
AU - Fine, S. L.
PY - 1984/1/1
Y1 - 1984/1/1
N2 - Of 71 patients with only bilateral macular drusen, 8 eyes in 7 patients (9.9%) developed exudative maculopathy over an average follow-up of 4.3 years (14.5% cumulative risk). Severe visual loss due to exudative maculopathy occurred in 7 eyes of 6 patients (8.5% for a 5-year cumulative risk of 12.7%. Features of the drusen were analyzed, but only the association with focal hyperpigmentation (P < 0.001) and more than minimal drusen confluence (P < 0.05) were statistically significant. Older patients had more severe drusen. Photostress test delay did not correlate with visual acuity, age, or severity of drusen.
AB - Of 71 patients with only bilateral macular drusen, 8 eyes in 7 patients (9.9%) developed exudative maculopathy over an average follow-up of 4.3 years (14.5% cumulative risk). Severe visual loss due to exudative maculopathy occurred in 7 eyes of 6 patients (8.5% for a 5-year cumulative risk of 12.7%. Features of the drusen were analyzed, but only the association with focal hyperpigmentation (P < 0.001) and more than minimal drusen confluence (P < 0.05) were statistically significant. Older patients had more severe drusen. Photostress test delay did not correlate with visual acuity, age, or severity of drusen.
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