TY - JOUR T1 - Distinguishing wet from dry age-related macular degeneration using three-dimensional computer-automated threshold Amsler grid testing JF - British Journal of Ophthalmology JO - Br J Ophthalmol SP - 1419 LP - 1423 DO - 10.1136/bjo.2010.194886 VL - 95 IS - 10 AU - Craig D Robison AU - Renu V Jivrajka AU - Simon R Bababeygy AU - Wolfgang Fink AU - Alfredo A Sadun AU - J Sebag Y1 - 2011/10/01 UR - http://bjo.bmj.com/content/95/10/1419.abstract N2 - Background/aims With the increased efficacy of current therapy for wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD), better ways to detect wet AMD are needed. This study was designed to test the ability of three-dimensional contrast threshold Amsler grid (3D-CTAG) testing to distinguish wet AMD from dry AMD.Methods Conventional paper Amsler grid and 3D-CTAG tests were performed in 90 eyes: 63 with AMD (34 dry, 29 wet) and 27 controls. Qualitative comparisons were based upon the three-dimensional shapes of central visual field (VF) defects. Quantitative analyses considered the number and volume of the three-dimensional defects.Results 25/34 (74%) dry AMD and 6/29 (21%) wet AMD eyes had no distortions on paper Amsler grid. Of these, 5/25 (20%) dry and 6/6 (100%) wet (p=0.03) AMD eyes exhibited central VF defects with 3D-CTAG. Wet AMD displayed stepped defects in 16/28 (57%) eyes, compared with only 2/34 (6%) of dry AMD eyes (p=0.002). All three volumetric indices of VF defects were two- to four-fold greater in wet than dry AMD (p<0.006). 3D-CTAG had 83.9% positive and 90.6% negative predictive values for wet AMD.Conclusions 3D-CTAG has a higher likelihood of detecting central VF defects than conventional Amsler grid, especially in wet AMD. Wet AMD can be distinguished from dry AMD by qualitative and quantitative 3D-CTAG criteria. Thus, 3D-CTAG may be useful in screening for wet AMD, quantitating disease severity, and providing a quantitative outcome measure of therapy. ER -