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Age-related maculopathy (ARM) is a leading cause of low vision, especially among the elderly. Loss of central vision due to ARM can seriously interfere with performance of everyday visual tasks such as reading and face recognition. Clinical trials are under way [1] to evaluate the effectiveness of laser photocoagulation for preventing severe visual impairment due to the growth of new vessel membranes in the macula. The laser treatment itself produces a permanent, absolute scotoma. Therefore it is of critical importance to compare the loss of visual function resulting from the treatment with the loss that will occur if the diseased eye remains untreated.
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Rubin, G.S. (1987). Predicting Reading Performance in Low Vision Observers With Age Related Maculopathy (ARM). In: Woo, G.C. (eds) Low Vision. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-4780-7_26
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