Scotopic and fast mesopic microperimetry in eyes with drusen and reticular pseudodrusen

Purpose:
To evaluate the feasibility in the clinical practice of a fast and simple mesopic microperimetry examination comparing the retinal sensitivity in eyes with drusen and reticular pseudodrusen by scotopic and mesopic testing.
Methods:
In eyes with only drusen and only reticular pseudodrusen, retinal sensitivity was assessed by mesopic testing and after 35 minutes of dark adaptation by scotopic testing using 2 grids of 6 and 10 stimulus points.
Results:
Fifteen eyes with drusen and 14 eyes with reticular pseudodrusen were enrolled with mean best-corrected visual acuity of 20/20. In mesopic and scotopic examination, we found significant higher retinal sensitivity of eyes with drusen compared with reticular pseudodrusen (P

Source: RETINA - November 27, 2019 Category: Opthalmology Tags: Original Study Source Type: research