also known as an Amsler grid test, is a tool you can use at home to test your eyes for vision problems. It’s commonly used to test for signs of age-related macular degeneration (AMD).

001). Figure 1. Three-dimensional threshold Amsler grid quantification of distortions in macular pucker. Patients are seated in front of a standard touch-screen computer monitor that displays an ...

One simple test for detecting the onset of macular degeneration is the Amsler grid. It’s a card with intersecting horizontal and vertical lines. If, when looking at the center of the grid of ...

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD ... Health professionals widely recommend the use of the Amsler grid test as a method of self-test for wet AMD. The Amsler grid was developed by Swiss ...

To clarify the screening potential of the Amsler grid and preferential hyperacuity perimetry (PHP) in detecting or ruling out wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Medline, Scopus and Web of ...

In industrialized countries, age-related macular degeneration (AMD ... hypertension), and monitoring of their vision with an Amsler grid. Patients with early or intermediate AMD may be ...

Once diagnosed, age-related macular degeneration (AMD ... A long-established tool for at-home assessment is the Amsler grid – a 10 cm × 10 cm sheet with a grid of 400 equal squares with ...

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 ...

The Amsler grid is also an excellent tool to check your eyes for AMD at home. Go to Macular.org, and search “amsler chart” to ...