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AREDS Summary Maculopathy Grading Form

     Reading List ___ - ___ - ___ - ___
Clinic ___ ___ Patient ID ___ ___ ___ FOR KEY ENTRY USE
Name Code ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ Photo Date ___ ___ /___ ___ /___ ___

Pass

Date

Cert. No.
Grader ___ ___ Initials ___ ___ ___ Date Graded ___ ___ /___ ___ /___ ___

1

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     2

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 EYE R(0) L(1)    Present

Missing

  
 Field 1M

0

2

Field 2

0

2
Field 3M

0

2
   MACULOPATHY  

None 0

Quest or Def 2

CG 8
   a. Detachments 0/No 1/Quest 2/Yes, quantitate definite presence in DA 8/CG
   AREA within F2 ____ DA

Field 2

  

C/Sub+Inners
 None

Quest

Yes

CG

    None

Quest

Yes

CG
   Drusenoid PED

0

1

2

8

  

0

1

2

8
   **Non-drusenoid PED

0

1

2

8

  

0

1

2

8
   Type (circle one)

 

  1. Dome 2. Shallow 3. Irregular
   **SSR/Hemorrhagic RD

0

1

2

8

   0

1

2

8

b. Hard Exudate

0

1

2

8

  

0

1

2

8
**c. Subretinal/SubRPE Hemorrhage

0

1

2

8

 

0

1

2

8

**d. Subretinal Fibrosis

0

1

2

8

 

0

1

2

8
**e. PC/AMD

0

1

2

8

 

0

1

2

8

 

 

  f. Geographic Atrophy

**Center Point

Area C/Sub

Area Center+Inners

Area W/I Grid

    None

0

0

0

0

  Quest

1

1

1

1

  <I2

2

2

2

2

<O2

-

3

3

3

<½DA

-

4

4

4

<1DA

-

-

5

5

  <2DA

-

-

6

6

³2DA

-

-

7

7

CG

8

8

8

8
   g. RPE Depigmentation

Area C/Sub

Area C/Sub+Inners

Area W/I Grid

    None

0

0

0

Quest

1

1

1

<I2

2

2

2

<O2

3

3

3

<½DA

4

4

4

<1DA

-

5

5

<2DA

-

6

6

³2DA

-

7

7

CG

8

8

8

   h. Increased Pigment

Area C/Sub

Area C/Sub+Inners

Area W/I Grid

    None

0

0

0

Quest

1

1

1

<C0

2

2

2

<C1

3

3

3

<C2

4

4

4

<O2

5

5

5

³O2

6

6

6

Other

7

7

7

CG

8

8

8

**End Stage - If at least code 2 in any section, or for GA code 1 at center point and ³ code 2 in center subfield.

 

 

  CONFOUNDING OCULAR LESION(S)

Quest or definitely present

None

0

 

  Yes

2

CG

8

 

      
 

 

  None

Quest

Yes

CG

Lesion#

Abbreviation
 

Lesion 1

  

0

1

2

8

__ __

__ __ __ __ __ __ __
 

Lesion 2

  

0

1

2

8

__ __

__ __ __ __ __ __ __
 

Lesion 3

 

0

1

2

8

__ __

__ __ __ __ __ __ __
               
 

 

  OTHER OCULAR LESION(S)

Quest or definitely present

 

  None

0

  

Yes

2

CG

8

 

  

 

  

 
 

 

  

 

  

 

  None

Quest

Yes

CG

Lesion#

Abbreviation
 

Lesion 1

  

0

1

2

8

__ __

__ __ __ __ __ __ __
 

Lesion 2

  

0

1

2

8

__ __

__ __ __ __ __ __ __
 

 Lesion 3

 

0

1

2

8

__ __

__ __ __ __ __ __ __

 
 

 

  DRUSEN W/I GRID

Quest or definitely present

None

0

Quest or Def

2

ES

7

CG

8

 

  

 

  

 

 
   MAXIMUM DRUSEN SIZE  

 

 

 

 

 

 

  SOFT DRUSEN  
   W/I Grid  W/I Grid  
 

 

  None

Quest

<C0 (63)

<C1 (125)

<C2 (250)

³C2

Can't grade

0

1

2

3

4

5

8

 None

Soft distinct

Soft indistinct

Can't grade

0

1

2

8

 

 
   AREA W/I GRID

None/Quest/<C0

<C1

<C2

<I2

<O2

<½DA

<1DA

³1DA

CG

ES
   C/Sub Only

Center+Inners

W/I Grid

0

0

0

1

1

1

2

2

2

3

3

3

4

4

4

5

5

5

-

6

6

-

7

7

8

8

8

9

9

9

 

 

  DRUSEN AREA

Outside Grid+F1+F3

None/Quest/<O2

0

 

 -

 

 -

 

 -

 

 -

³O2

5

 

 -

 

 -

CG

8

 

 
 

 

 

  

 RETICULAR DRUSEN

 

None

0

 

Quest

1

Outside

Grid

2

W/I Grid

± Outside Grid

3

  

 CG

8

  
 CALCIFIED DRUSEN

W/I or Outside Grid

 None

0

 Quest

1

 Yes

2

 

 -

  CG

8

 
 

 

  

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