Abstract

Age-related maculopathy (ARM) also referred to as senile macular degeneration (SMD) is one of the most common eye diseases in the western world, particularly among older persons. The clinical signs include reduced visual acuity, alterations in color vision and central visual field loss in the advanced stages of the disease. The most commonly reported color vision defect is a blue-yellow defect found on tests such as the AO HRR plate test, the D15 and the FM 100 Hue test (Campbell and Rittler, 1972; Francois and Verriest, 1968)

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