Vision-related quality of life: Impacts of advanced AMD
Why progression to advanced disease may have a more dramatic impact on patients with neovascular AMD compared with those with central geographic atrophy.
Study explores mental health issues in patients with diabetic retinopathy
Rates of anxiety and depression increased but were not necessarily tied to disease severity
Considering ethnicity-related differences in macular thickness among diabetics
A retrospective study found that in both patients with type 2 diabetes and non-diabetics, average central macular thickness was lower in Asians than Caucasians. Why is this significant for clinicians?
Improving patient comfort with intravitreal injections
Use of anxiety-screening questionnaires in patients needing intravitreal anti-VEGF injections may help to identify individuals at risk for elevated pain during the procedure, according to research presented at ARVO 2020.
