Improving access to eye care: a systematic review of the literature

SD Solomon, RY Shoge, AM Ervin, M Contreras… - Ophthalmology, 2022 - Elsevier
Purpose The goals were to develop a working and inclusive definition of access to eye care,
identify gaps in the current system that preclude access, and highlight recommendations that …

Diabetic macular edema

GE Lang - Ophthalmologica, 2012 - karger.com
Diabetic retinopathy is one of the major complications of diabetes mellitus and a leading
cause of visual loss. Diabetic macular edema (DME) is an ocular manifestation of the …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] KESTREL and KITE Phase 3 studies: 100-week results with brolucizumab in patients with diabetic macular edema

CC Wykoff, JG Garweg, C Regillo, E Souied… - American journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
PURPOSE To report the 100-week outcomes from the KESTREL and KITE trials. DESIGN
Two phase 3, double-masked, active-controlled, randomized trials. METHODS Patients with …

Social determinants of health and impact on screening, prevalence, and management of diabetic retinopathy in adults: a narrative review

D Patel, A Ananthakrishnan, T Lin, R Channa… - Journal of Clinical …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Diabetic retinal disease (DRD) is the leading cause of blindness among working-aged
individuals with diabetes. In the United States, underserved and minority populations are …

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 …

Real-world outcomes of non-responding diabetic macular edema treated with continued anti-VEGF therapy versus early switch to dexamethasone implant: 2-year …

C Busch, S Fraser-Bell, M Iglicki, M Lupidi… - Acta …, 2019 - Springer
Aims To provide 2-year follow-up data on eyes with diabetic macular edema (DME) that
were non-responsive after three initial anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) …

Epidemiology of Sarcoidosis in US Veterans from 2003 to 2019

MI Seedahmed, AD Baugh, MT Albirair… - Annals of the …, 2023 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: United States veterans represent an important population to study sarcoidosis.
Their unique history of environmental exposures, wide geographic distribution, and long …

Factors affecting compliance to intravitreal anti-vascular endothelial growth factor therapy in Indian patients with retinal vein occlusion, age-related macular …

A Kelkar, C Webers, R Shetty, J Kelkar… - Indian Journal of …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Purpose: To evaluate the rate of compliance and the reasons for loss to follow-up in Indian
patients with diabetic macular edema (DME), age-related macular degeneration (AMD), and …