Reticular Pseudodrusen Characteristics and Associations in the Carotenoids in Age-Related Eye Disease Study 2 (CAREDS2), an Ancillary Study of the Women’s Health Initiative

Cleland, S., A. Domalpally, Z. Liu, J. Pak, B. Blodi, S. Bailey, K. Gehrs, R. Wallace, L. Tinker, and J. Mares. Reticular Pseudodrusen Characteristics and Associations in the Carotenoids in Age-Related Eye Disease Study 2 (CAREDS2), an Ancillary Study of the Women’s Health Initiative. Ophthalmol Retina, 2020, p. Epub PubMed Text.

Abstract

Purpose: To determine the prevalence and morphologic features of reticular pseudodrusen (RPD) and their association with participant demographics and age-related macular degeneration (AMD) status in the Carotenoids in Age-Related Eye Disease Study 2 (CAREDS2) sample, an ancillary study of the Women’s Health Initiative Observational Study.

Keywords: Age-related macular degeneration; Carotenoids in Age-Related Eye Disease Study 2; Optical coherence tomography; Reticular pseudodrusen.