This research will study natural course of dry AMD in Chinese population, screen fundus imaging indicators for patients with Chinese dry AMD, describe the clinical features of Chinese patients with dry AMD, and obtain a biological sample library of dry AMD mainly in China.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
500
Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Shanghai, China
Visual acuity
A typical ETDRS chart that if frequently used for visual acuity testing
Time frame: 60 months
Drusen density and shape
Drusen Measurement on OCT or Fundus photography
Time frame: 60 months
The rate of 5-year progression
The evaluation criteria for progression: progress to intermediate (only for patients with early phase AMD at baseline) or intermediate-to-late, or late stage AMD.
Time frame: 60 months
GA growth rate
Time frame: 60 months
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