The present invention relates to a method for diagnosing or predicting age related maculopathy or age-related macular degeneration, or a risk of age related maculopathy or age-related macular degeneration, in a subject, said method comprising detecting in a sample obtained from said subject at least one polymorphism in the SCARB1 gene, wherein the presence of said polymorphism is indicative of non age related maculopathy or age-related macular degeneration or of a risk of age related maculopathy or age-related macular degeneration.
