In geographic atrophy, a late form of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), reading ability is closely related to the altered retinal structure. Reading speed makes everyday functional impairment measurable, which the most common functional test in ophthalmology -- the best-corrected visual acuity assessment - cannot reflect. Retinal imaging can be used to assess loss of reading ability even when central visual acuity is still good.
from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/09/210930134803.htm
from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/09/210930134803.htm
AMD: Reading ability crucial indicator of functional loss
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