Early Treatment of Diabetic Retinopathy and Diabetic Macular Edema: Optimal Use of Anti-VEGF Therapy for Vision Preservation and Restoration

 

Release Date: September 8, 2017

Last Reviewed: August 29, 2017

Expiration Date: September 8, 2018

 

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Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology

Washington University School of Medicine

St. Louis, MO

 

Clinical Associate Professor

University of Nevada, Reno

Managing Partner and Director of Clinical Trials

Sierra Eye Associates

Reno, NV

 

This activity has been designed to address the educational needs of retina specialists and comprehensive ophthalmologists. It may also benefit other healthcare providers (HCPs) interested in the management of diabetic retinopathy (DR) and diabetic macular edema (DME).

 

Diabetic retinopathy (DR) and diabetic macular edema (DME) are 2 of the most common causes of blindness among working-age people throughout the world. Effective management depends heavily on prompt treatment. Many of these patients remain untreated, however; as a result, they often suffer irrevocable vision loss that might have been prevented. Retina specialists and comprehensive ophthalmologists, who play a crucial role in the treatment of DR and DME, will require education to overcome deficits in their knowledge of anti-VEGF therapies for DR and DME, including recent study data elucidating important differences in the safety, efficacy, pharmacology, cost-effectiveness, and delivery of these agents. The interactive video webinar will provide a case-enhanced, expert-led review of anti-VEGF agents (including discussion of a new anti-VEGF delivery mechanism and seminal Protocol S and Protocol T study data), to help retina specialists and comprehensive ophthalmologists provide the early intervention needed to maximize visual outcomes in patients with DME and/or DR.

 

Upon proper completion of this activity, participants should be better able to:

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This activity is supported by an educational grant from Genentech, Inc.

 

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