Purpose Validating the current protocol of Amsler chart grid surveillance for the early detection of subretinal neovascular membrane (SRN) in age-related macular degeneration (AMD), and investigating ...

A recent review found that the performance of the Amsler grid test was not at a level that was recommended for detecting early or dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Age-related macular ...

A total of 106 eyes with glaucoma were included in the study. According to Su and colleagues, Amsler grid testing was considered abnormal if scotoma was perceived was missing or blurry grid lines ...

—The findings about the diagnostic accuracy of the Amsler grid test for early detection of neovascular age-related macular degeneration suggest that the procedure will not replace regular ophthalmic ...

I was fortunate in 1946 to visit Professor Amsler in Zurich and he spent time explaining the use of these charts. He was emphatic that the chart was used as a white grid on a black background. He told ...

To assess the ability of patients to predict the need for retreatment with intravitreal ranibizumab in neovascular age-related macular degeneration (NVAMD) based on their perception of visual ...

I read with interest the paper by FH Zaidi and colleagues titled ‘The Amsler chart is of doubtful value in retinal screening for early laser therapy of subretinal membranes’ (Eye 2004; 18: 503–508).

The informative comments by Mr Roper-Hall and Dr Mutlukan are valued contributions to understanding the background to much modern psychophysical testing of the central visual field. The original ...