Open AccessCharacterization of age-related macular degeneration in Indian donor eyes
Author(s) -
Sudha Priya Soundara Pandi,
Ravi Anand,
Santhi Radha Krishnan,
Minu Jenifer Anto,
Tom Gardiner,
Usha Chakravarthy,
Muthukkaruppan Veerappan
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
indian journal of ophthalmology/indian journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1998-3689
pISSN - 0301-4738
DOI - 10.4103/ijo.ijo_291_20
Subject(s) - medicine , macular degeneration , drusen , fundus (uterus) , histology , grading (engineering) , ophthalmology , pathology , choroidal neovascularization , retinal pigment epithelium , retinal , biology , ecology
The purpose of this study was to test the reliability of fundus stereomicroscopy in postmortem eyes to assign severity of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) using the Minnesota grading and confirmation by histology using Alabama and Sarks grading scales and to assess the incidence of AMD pathology in donor eyes from a South Indian population.