Exhibit 6

Assessment of Arteriolar Abnormalities in Photographic Examples A1 to A8

 

 

Example

Photograph

Focal Narrowing

Arterio-Venous Crossing Abnormalities

(Arterio-Venous Nicking)

Arteries (disc)

Arterioles (Quadrants)

Disc

Zone A

ST

SN

IN

IT

ST

SN

IN

IT

A1

definite

definite

0

Q

0

0

0

0

0

0

A2

severe

definite

definite

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

A3

0

definite

definite

definite

0

0

0

0

0

0

A4

definite

0

0

definite

definite

severe

0

0

0

0

A5

0

definite

0

definite

0

0

0

0

0

0

A6

0

0

0

definite

0

0

definite

0

0

Q

A7

Q

Q

definite

0

0

definite

severe

0

definite

Q

A8

0

0

0

0

0

0

definite

0

0

definite

Key:

0 = none

Q = questionable

definite

severe

 

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2/17/98