Reducing Treatment Burden in Neovascular Age-related Macular Degeneration: What’s Now? What’s Next?
 
Release Date: September 14, 2018
Last Reviewed: June 28, 2019
Expiration Date: September 14, 2019
Time to Complete Activity:  1.5 hours

*This activity expired for credit on September 14, 2019 and is no longer available for credit
 

 
Faculty
Arshad M. Khanani, MD, MA (Chair)
Clinical Associate Professor
University of Nevada, Reno
Managing Partner and Director of Clinical Research
Sierra Eye Associates
Reno, NV
 
Sophie J. Bakri, MD
Professor of Ophthalmology
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN
 
Carl D. Regillo, MD, FACS
Director
The Retina Service of Wills Eye Hospital
Professor of Ophthalmology
Thomas Jefferson University
Partner, Mid Atlantic Retina
Philadelphia, PA
 
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Target Audience
This activity is designed to meet the educational needs of retina specialists and comprehensive ophthalmologists. It may also be of benefit to other clinicians treating patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD).
 
Statement of Need
Neovascular, or “wet” age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) imposes a high burden on patients and eye care providers alike, as optimal visual outcomes have been contingent on regular (often monthly), ongoing treatment, typically with intravitreal anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF) therapy. This educational webinar will acquaint retina specialists and comprehensive ophthalmologists with new and anxiously awaited treatments and strategies that have the potential to reduce nAMD treatment burden, while maintaining (and possibly enhancing) the long-term visual outcomes and safety associated with conventional dosing protocols and treatments. This activity will also explore both in-office diagnostics and home-based patient tools that can be used to aid early diagnosis, so that treatment can be initiated as soon as possible for optimal visual outcomes.
 
Learning Objectives
Upon proper completion of this activity, participants should be better able to:
  • Identify early signs of neovascular age-related macular degeneration based on recommended tests.
  • Apply evidence informing the use of dosing strategies for current intravitreal anti-VEGF agents that have been proven to reduce treatment burden without sacrificing long-term visual outcomes in patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration.
  • Differentiate new and emerging agents and modalities for neovascular age-related macular degeneration, based on clinical profile, mechanism of action, pharmacology, dosing, and delivery, as appropriate.

Table of Contents
• Introduction
• Earlier Detection of nAMD: Better Outcomes, Lower Treatment Burden
• What’s Now? Appropriate Use of Current Anti-VEGF Agents: Dosing Strategies to Reduce nAMD Treatment Burden
• To Inject or Not to Inject?
• What’s Next? Reducing nAMD Treatment Burden: Differentiating Among Current and Emerging Therapies
• Q&A
 
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Disclosure of Commercial Support
This activity is supported by an educational grant from Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation.
 
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Disclosures
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Faculty
Arshad M. Khanani, MD, MA (Chair)
Grant/Research Support: Allergan, Inc.; Genentech, Inc./Roche; Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation; Opthea
Retained Consultant: Allergan, Inc.; Genentech, Inc./Roche; Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
Speakers Bureau: Allergan, Inc.; Genentech, Inc./Roche
 
Sophie J. Bakri, MD
Retained Consultant: Allergan, Inc.; EyePoint Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation; Genentech, Inc.; Zeiss
 
Carl D. Regillo, MD, FACS
Grant/Research Support: Allergan, Inc.; Genentech, Inc.; Iconic Therapeutics, Inc.; Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation/Alcon; Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Retained Consultant: Allergan, Inc.; Genentech, Inc.; Iconic Therapeutics, Inc.; Notal Vision, Inc.; Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation/Alcon; Shire
 
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Peer reviewer, Sunir Garg, MD has the following financial relationships to disclose:
Retained Consultant: Bausch & Lomb; Deciphera Pharmaceuticals, Inc; Santen Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd
Contracted Research: Aerpio; Allergan, Inc; Eyegate
 
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