RapiDA is a simple digital dark adaptometer designed to measure slowed dark adaptation – the only functional biomarker of AMD
Methodolgy
The eye is exposed to a moderate photo-bleach
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Patient responds with a button press when they detect the green arc-shaped stimulus in the periphery
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The test target is automatically dimmed and then slowly increases in brightness until it is again detected
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Simultaneously a graphical readout appears
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Results are reviewed by operator for error-rate and slope of the rod section of the curve