Distribution of patients with new wet AMD may explain predominant use of OCT

NEW ORLEANS — OCT was the most common diagnostic tool used among retina specialists, according to a study presented at Retina Subspecialty Day at the American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting.
Theodore Leng, MD, MS, and colleagues analyzed data from the AAO IRIS Registry to identify the utilization patterns of the most commonly performed tests.
“The IRIS Registry includes 70% of all ophthalmology and retinal patient encounters over 8 years, and it encompasses over 70 million patients and 412 million patient visits,” Leng said. “In this study, we counted the number of