Retina specialists more aggressively treat macular edema due to retinal vein occlusion than do other physicians, according to Vrinda S. Hershberger, MD, PhD.
A real-world study using data from a medical claims database showed the most common treatment after diagnosis of macular edema due to retinal vein occlusion (RVO) was observation. In contrast, a survey of retina specialists found they treated the majority of patients with anti-VEGF injections within 2 weeks of diagnosis.
“Based on the differences in treatment patterns ... we hypothesized that some RVO patients with macular edema may
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