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The significance of screening questionnaire in the evaluation of age-related macular risk degeneration development

Oftalmologiya, ISSN: 2500-0845, Vol: 16, Issue: 4, Page: 501-507
2019
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Aim: to evaluate the diagnostic value and objectification of the STARS questionnaire in the evaluation of risk of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) development. Patients and methods. 104 patients (206 eyes) 40 males (32.3 %), 84 women (67.7 %), who filled the self-administered STARS screening questionnaire, were enrolled in the study. All patients were referred without suspicion or established diagnosis of AMD of any other retinal pathology. Optical coherent tomography (OCT) and macular pigment optical density (MPOD) were carried out in order to objectify questionnaire score points and retinal structural changes. Results. The significant difference was found between patient without AMD and those with newly established AMD diagnosis not only in questionnaire score but also in some structural changes indicators: mean retinal thickness, foveal retinal thickness by OCT (<0.05). The direct correlation between increase in questionnaire points and estimate AMD stage by AREDS was found as well as the direct correlation between questionnaire score points and risk of AMD development, newly established AMD diagnosis, maximal macular pigment optical density (MPOD), mean macular pigment optical density and central retinal thickness. The area under ROC-curve was 0.62. Conclusion. STARS is a new, simple, self-administered questionnaire which accurately distinguishes AMD development and progression risk groups and can be recommended for routine use in every day practice.

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