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Visual acuity, contrast sensitivity, and the line differences in the Colenbrander test were measured. Patients answered The National Eye Institute 25-Item Visual Function Questionnaire (NEI VFQ-25), which measures the quality of life related to vision before and after using cut optical filters. Results: There was an improvement of 5.99 points (3.7\u20138.3) in NEI VFQ-25 after wearing filters. This improvement was 4.0 points for 450-nm filters and 12.7 points for 511-nm filters. For patients with visual acuity (VA) &lt; 0.25, results of NEI VFQ-25 increased by 10.11 points (1.19\u201319.02) and for patients with late AMDs, results increased by 5.33 points (1.31\u20139.35). Conclusions: Selective filters improve the quality of life of patients with AMD. 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