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ArticleEye (London, England)2025

Visual acuity in various phenotypes of intermediate age related macular degeneration (AMD) in a multicentre cohort study in Europe- INTERCEPT-AMD report 1.

Sarega Gurudas, Inês Marques, Jean-François Girmens, Yara Lechanteur, Maria Cristina Parravano, Lieselotte Berger, Hansjürgen Agostini, Sandra Barrão, Evangelos Tsiroukis, Jordi Monés and 8 more

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Sarega GurudasNational Institute of Health Research Moorfields Biomedical Research Centre, Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, UK.
Inês MarquesCentre for Clinical Trials, AIBILI / Association for Innovation and Biomedical Research on Light and Image, Coimbra, Portugal.
Jean-François GirmensCentre d'Investigation Clinique, Centre National d'Ophtalmologie des Quinze-Vingts, Paris, France.
Yara LechanteurDepartment of Ophthalmology, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, Netherlands.
Maria Cristina ParravanoIRCCS Fondazione G.B. Bietti per lo Studio e la Ricerca in Oftalmologia ONLUS, Rome, Italy.
Lieselotte BergerDepartment of Ophthalmology, Inselspital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
Hansjürgen AgostiniDepartment of Ophthalmology, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
Sandra BarrãoInstituto de Oftalmologia Dr. Gama Pinto, Lisboa, Portugal.
Evangelos TsiroukisInstitut Català de Retina (ICR), Clinical Trial Unit, Barcelona, Spain.
Jordi MonésInstitut de la Màcula, Centro Médico Teknon, Barcelona, Spain.
Laura SararolsValles Ophthalmology Research, S.L. Barcelona, Spain.
Rufino SilvaEspaço Médico de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8676-0833
Hendrik SchollUniversity Hospital Basel, University Eye Clinic, Basel, Switzerland.
Albrecht LommatzschDepartment of Ophthalmology, St. Franziskus-Hospital, Münster, Germany.
Boris StanzelEye Clinic Sulzbach, Knappschaft Hospital Saar, Sulzbach, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4316-1539
Stela VujosevicMedical Retina Service, Operative Unit Ophthalmology-MultiMedica Spa (IRCCSMM), Milan, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6773-9967
Sobha SivaprasadNational Institute of Health Research Moorfields Biomedical Research Centre, Moorfields Eye Hospital, London, UK. sobha.sivaprasad@nhs.net.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8952-0659
INTERCEPT-AMD Study Group

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Abstract

BACKGROUND/

objectivesTo study the associations of VA and intermediate age-related macular degeneration (iAMD) subclassifications. SUBJECTS/

methodsThis is the analysis of baseline data of a multicentre study on patients with iAMD in at least one eye. The subclassifications of iAMD were classified as: (i) iAMD with no evidence of incomplete retinal pigment epithelial and outer retinal atrophy (iRORA) or subretinal drusenoid deposits (SDD); (ii) iAMD with SDD with no iRORA; (iii) iAMD with iRORA with no SDD and (iv) iAMD with iRORA and SDD.

results983 eyes from 805 patients with iAMD were analysed. The mean age was 75.8 years (SD 7.9), with 35.0% (282) male. Eyes with iRORA with SDD had lower VA relative to eyes with no iRORA and no SDD (OR = 0.98 [95% CI 0.96, 0.998]; P = 0.03). The VA in the better seeing eye was significantly higher than in the worse seeing eye. Increased age (sex adjusted OR, 1.07, 95% CI 1.05-1.09; P < 0.001) and female gender (age adjusted OR, 0.75, 95% CI 0.56-1.01; P = 0.057) were associated with SDD. Eyes with nAMD in the fellow eye had reduced odds of iRORA in the study eye (adjusted OR = 0.60, 95% CI 0.40-0.91; P = 0.015). Eyes with GA had increased odds of iRORA in the study eye (adjusted OR = 3.30, 95% CI 2.00-5.45; P < 0.001).

conclusionsBaseline age, presence of SDD and/or iRORA and fellow eye status need to be considered in future clinical trials evaluating preventive or treatment options for iAMD.

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Macular DegenerationVisual AcuityAgedAged, 80 and overEuropeFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPhenotypeRetinal DrusenRetinal Pigment EpitheliumTomography, Optical Coherence

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PMCPMC12446473

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