Complications of Age-Related Macular Degeneration Prevention Trial

Launched by NATIONAL EYE INSTITUTE (NEI) · Sep 23, 1999

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ClinConnect Summary

Complications of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) are the leading cause of severe vision loss among people aged 65 and over in the United States and many Western countries. Most, (approximately 90 percent), of this vision loss is due to the neovascular (or wet) form of AMD. The word neovascular describes the development of new, abnormal blood vessels in the back of the eye. Unfortunately, the majority of these new vessels are not amenable to currently available treatments.

The first sign that an eye may develop AMD is the presence of drusen, yellowish deposits under the retina. Curre...

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Eligibility criteria

• Patients eligible for CAPT can be either male or female and meet the following criteria:
• • Age at least 50 years old
• • Vision in each eye must measure 20/40 or better.
• • At least 10 large drusen in each eye
• • Available for follow-up examinations for 5 years after enrollment
• • Final eligibility is determined through a detailed eye examination by a CAPT-certified ophthalmologist.