The drug program for wet form of AMD – the effectiveness of treatments based on diagnostics tests and patients opinion Original research study
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In people over 45 AMD is considered main reason for decrease in acuity of vision and blindness (amaurosis/ablepsia/typhlosis). The wAMD treating may require an immediate using of anti-VEGF eye injections (into the vitreous cavity). The AMD treatment program with ranibizumab and aflibercept has been available in Poland since 2015. The research aim was to evaluate the efficiency of the AMD treatment program in 98 patients participated in the AMD treatment program. Patients have been examined using diagnostic trials and diagnostic survey.
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