Inclusion Criteria:  Written Informed Consent For Stage 1, any patient aged >18 years with the need for conventional laser retina ablation For Stage 2, will be restricted to people aged 50 to <95 years with lesion characteristics that meet the criteria for intermediate AMD  Exclusion Criteria:  Presence of reticular pseudodrusen Any manifestation of late-stage AMD Known hypersensitivity or allergy to fluorescein or uncontrolled hypertension Concomitant systemic corticosteroid treatment for continuous period longer than 2 weeks History of any vitreous haemorrhage within 4 weeks prior to screening or current haemorrhage in the study eye Inability to obtain fundus photographs or fluorescein angiogram of sufficient quality Photosensitive epilepsy Insufficient retinal pigmentation (albinism) Corneal opacity / lens opacity Women of child-bearing potential Contralateral eye is at an advanced stage of disease and has poor visual acuity Inability to follow the procedures of the study Participation in another study with investigational drug within the 30 days preceding and during the present study - Inability or lack of willingness to commit to return for all clinical visits and complete all study-related procedures