WAIKOLOA, Hawaii — The number of anti-VEGF injections given to patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration did not appear to increase the rate of macular hole formation, according to a study presented here.
“I am a very aggressive injector,” Lisa J. Faia, MD, said at Retina 2019. “I didn’t want to be causing other problems.”
Because of that concern and knowing that prevalence of macular holes in neovascular AMD ranges from 1.9% to 5%, Faia undertook a study to assess whether surgical intervention in cases of macular hole in wet (Read more...)
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