Journal
OPHTHALMOLOGICA
Volume 229, Issue 2, Pages 86-93Publisher
KARGER
DOI: 10.1159/000345492
Keywords
Nonexudative age-related macular degeneration; Drusen; Geographic atrophy; Cataract surgery
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- Scientific Fund of the Major of Vienna, Austria
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Background/Aims: To monitor possible changes in the cumulated drusen or geographic atrophy area size (CDGAS) of nonexudative age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in patients before and after cataract surgery, using a new tool for computer-aided image quantification. Methods: Randomized, prospective, clinical trial. 54 patients with cataract and nonexudative AMD were randomly assigned into an early surgery group (ES = 28) and a control group (CO = 26) with a 6-month delay of surgery. CDGAS was determined with the MD3RI tool for contour drawing in a central region of digitized fundus photographs, measuring 3,000 mu m in diameter. To evaluate CDGAS progression, differences in pixels and square millimeters were calculated by equivalent tests. Results: Forty-nine patients completed the visits over the 12-month period (ES = 27 and CO = 22). Mean pixel values increased from 201.5 (11.33 x 10(-3) mm(2)) to 202.7 (11.39 x 10(-3) mm(2)) in the ES group and from 191.6 (10.77 x 10(-3) mm(2)) to 194.6 (10.94 x 10(-3) mm(2)) in the CO group. Finally, equivalence of CDGAS differences between ES and CO could be demonstrated. No exudative AMD was recorded during the study period. Conclusion: In our cohorts, no significant changes were found in CDGAS 12 months after cataract surgery. The MD3RI software could serve as an efficient, precise and objective tool for AMD quantification and monitoring in future trials. Copyright (C) 2012 S. Karger AG, Basel
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