Age Related Macular Degeneration: A Look At Peripheral Visual Function.

Peripheral visual function was measured on twenty-five normal, non-presbyopic patients (ranging in age from fourteen to forty-three) using a perimeter arc and Snellen acuity letters.
The results from this testing were then compared to similar peripheral testing of five age-related macular degeneration (ARMD) patients in an attempt to assess peripheral visual function capabilities in this population. Peripheral function was reduced in both sensitivity and field size in the ARMD patients. However, a cause and effect relationship could not be drawn due to many variables and the need for further testing.