Concordance of Disease Progression in Bilateral Geographic Atrophy Due to AMD

Abstract

GA progression in bilateral atrophic AMD is a symmetrical process; however, GA size may differ substantially between the eyes. High concordance in intraindividual disease progression in the presence of a high degree of interindividual variability indicates an influence by genetic and/or environmental factors rather than nonspecific ageing changes. The relatively small concordance of GA size in this cohort may indicate asymmetric evolution of the disease in affected individuals. The results may be useful in the design of future clinical trials designed to slow the rate of GA progression (Clinical Trials.gov number, NCT00393692).