Nonadherence or nonpersistence to intravitreal injection therapy for neovascular age-related macular degeneration: a mixed-methods systematic review

M Okada, P Mitchell, RP Finger, B Eldem, SJ Talks… - Ophthalmology, 2021 - Elsevier
Topic Systematic review of risk factors for nonadherence and nonpersistence to intravitreal
anti–vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) injection therapy for neovascular age-related …

[PDF][PDF] Review of neovascular age-related macular degeneration treatment options

NM Holekamp - Am J Manag Care, 2019 - ajmc.s3.amazonaws.com
has multiple small lipid deposits called drusen (< 63 μm) and a smaller number of medium
drusen (63-125 μm) under the retina, or mild pigmentation abnormalities of the retinal …

Topical sustained drug delivery to the retina with a drug-eluting contact lens

AE Ross, LC Bengani, R Tulsan, DE Maidana… - Biomaterials, 2019 - Elsevier
Intravitreal injections and implants are used to deliver drugs to the retina because
therapeutic levels of these medications cannot be provided by topical administration (ie eye …

Delayed follow-up of medical retina patients due to COVID-19: impact on disease activity and visual acuity

LG Stone, ME Grinton, JS Talks - Graefe's Archive for Clinical and …, 2021 - Springer
Purpose The coronavirus pandemic has prompted unprecedented delays to treatment with
anti-VEGF intravitreal injections due to the need to reduce hospital attendances and …

Ocular and systemic complications of COVID-19: impact on patients and healthcare

EH Leung, J Fan, HW Flynn Jr, TA Albini - Clinical Ophthalmology, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
There is increasing information available about the effects of the SARS-CoV-2 virus on the
systemic and ocular health of patients, as well as the effects of delayed health care. This …

Association of visit adherence and visual acuity in patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration: secondary analysis of the comparison of age-related …

MS Ramakrishnan, Y Yu, BL VanderBeek - JAMA ophthalmology, 2020 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Visit adherence has been shown to play a significant role in patient health
outcomes. The effect of missing visits on visual acuity (VA) in individuals with neovascular …

[PDF][PDF] Spotlight on faricimab in the treatment of wet age-related macular degeneration: design, development and place in therapy

AA Nair, AP Finn, P Sternberg Jr - Drug Design, Development and …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
The advent of anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) agents has revolutionized the
treatment of retinal neovascular diseases including neovascular age-related macular …

Treatment compliance and adherence among patients with diabetic retinopathy and age-related macular degeneration treated by anti-vascular endothelial growth …

R Angermann, T Rauchegger, Y Nowosielski… - Graefe's Archive for …, 2019 - Springer
Purpose To analyze and compare loss to follow-up (LTFU) rates between patients with
diabetic retinopathy (DR) and those with neovascular age-related macular degeneration …

Loss to Follow-up in Patients with Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration Treated with Anti–VEGF Therapy in the United States in the IRIS® Registry

RN Khurana, C Li, F Lum - Ophthalmology, 2023 - Elsevier
Purpose To determine the incidence of being lost to follow-up (LTFU) and nonpersistence in
patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD) treated with anti–VEGF …

Racial, ethnic, and insurance-based disparities upon initiation of anti–vascular endothelial growth factor therapy for diabetic macular edema in the US

NA Malhotra, TE Greenlee, AI Iyer, TF Conti, AX Chen… - Ophthalmology, 2021 - Elsevier
Purpose This study characterizes the association of risk factors including race, ethnicity, and
insurance status with presenting visual acuity (VA) and diabetic retinopathy (DR) severity in …