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Examples of Lens opacity progression in Age-Related Eye Disease Study (AREDS) participants. Nuclear opacity graded from slitlamp photographs (model SL-6E; Topcon Corp, Tokyo, Japan) increased from 2.0 U (equal to AREDS standard photograph 3) at baseline (photo A) to 3.9 U (approaching AREDS standard photograph 5) at the 5-year visit (photo B). Cortical opacity within 5 mm of the lens center (ie, within the second innermost circle of the grid) graded from retroillumination photographs (Neitz Instruments Co, Ltd, Tokyo) increased from 6% at baseline (photo C) to 45% at the 6-year visit (photo D). Posterior subcapsular opacity within 5mm of the lens center increased from 6% at baseline (photo E) to 22% at the 5-year visit (photo F).

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