Differentiate macular degeneration from glaucoma

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Patient presents with complaints about changes noted in vision while reading. What type of vision change is one way to differentiate macular degeneration from glaucoma?

Macular degeneration causes central vision loss: glaucoma causes peripheral vision loss and halos with bright lights.

Macular degeneration causes peripheral vision loss: glaucoma causes central vision loss and color blindness.

Macular degeneration causes peripheral vision loss with halos and glaucoma causes central vision loss.

Macular degeneration causes central vision loss and halos with bright lights: glaucoma causes peripheral vision loss.

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