Fundus autofluorescence and retinal sensitivity in fellow eyes of age-related macular degeneration in Japan.

PURPOSE:Abnormal fundus autofluorescence (FAF) potentially precedes onset of late age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in Caucasian patients. Many differences exist between Asian and Caucasian patients regarding AMD types and severity, gender, and genetic backgrounds. We investigated the character...

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Main Authors: Tsutomu Yasukawa, Ryusaburo Mori, Miki Sawa, Ari Shinojima, Chikako Hara, Tetsuju Sekiryu, Yuji Oshima, Masaaki Saito, Yukinori Sugano, Aki Kato, Masayuki Ashikari, Yoshio Hirano, Hitomi Asato, Mayumi Nakamura, Kiyoshi Matsuno, Noriyuki Kuno, Erika Kimura, Takeshi Nishiyama, Mitsuko Yuzawa, Tatsuro Ishibashi, Yuichiro Ogura, Tomohiro Iida, Fumi Gomi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0213161