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Eye expert leads research to better predict blindness in patients

An international collaboration combines clinical measures, retinal imaging, genetics, and machine learning to study progression of age-related macular degeneration.

Retinal observations over time and genetic information used to study age-related macular degeneration progression. Retinal observations over time and genetic information used to study age-related macular degeneration progression.
Conceptual illustration of studying AMD progression through follow-up and genetic information.
Principal investigator
Andrew Lotery
Fritsche Lab role
Lars Fritsche, U-M co-investigator; genetics
Funding
Wellcome Trust · £3,980,169
Award period
Five-year project announced in 2018
Research focus
Predicting progression toward vision loss in age-related macular degeneration