Easing Treatment Burden for Retinal Patients

Treatments for some retinal conditions like age-related macular degeneration (AMD) require frequent appointments, which can be a burden for both patients and their families. On this episode of ASRS’s Retina Health for Life, Dr. Jeffrey Heier of Ophthalmic Consultants of Boston joins Dr. Timothy Murray to discuss the treatment burden that many patients experience with regular eye injections and how retina specialists are striving to reduce that burden while improving patients’ vision.
Resources:
Access a downloadable fact sheet about AMD at asrs.org/AMD.
Access a downloadable fact sheet about intravitreal injections at www.asrs.org/patients/retinal-diseases/33/intravitreal-injections.

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I terrified to travel without having a retina specialist to contact along the way. I feel like I’m going to have a tear or detachment at anytime and need to be within a couple hours of a clinic!

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My son diagnosed with phpv and microphthalmia so no vision in right eye... Is there any hope in the future by implant or transplant or stem cells... My humble request to you to reply 🙏