Abstract: This study has investigated the dynamics of the glare recovery process in a group of subjects with age related maculopathy (ARM) and pre-aqe related maculopathy (PARM), and compared the results of these groups with a group of age-matched controls. Glare recovery is significantly
prolonged in both age related maculopathy and pre-age related maculopathy groups in comparison to the controls. Other functional losses are also apparent in the ARM and PARM groups, including raised contrast thresholds, colour discrimination loss and a greater incidence of adaptation difficulties in changing light levels. Total glare recovery times were correlated with factors such as the presence
of pigmentary disturbance at the macula, Desaturated version of the Farnsworth Panel D-15 colour vision scores, visual acuity loss and subjective adaptation difficulties. The measurement of glare recovery is a sensitive indicator of early functional loss in the retina of subjects with early ARM and those thought to be at risk of developing
ARM (PARM).
Publication Year: 1987
Publication Date: 1987-01-01
Language: en
Type: dissertation
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