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Ocriplasmin not as cost-effective as vitrectomy for vitreomacular adhesion, macular hole
WAIKOLOA, Hawaii — Jetrea may not be as safe or cost-effective as vitrectomy for vitreomacular adhesion and macular hole closure, a speaker told colleagues here.“You’ve got to decide what’s best for your patients, recognizing that ocriplasmin will not achieve a success rate anywhere near that of a single operation, and to look at this issue of cost-adjustment,” William F. Mieler, MD, said at Retina 2016. “Perhaps ocriplasmin is just as expensive as a surgery. These issues are still ongoing. I still use ocriplasmin on occasion, but I think most of (Read more...)