There is currently no cure for AMD, but with proper care, significant visual acuity loss may be prevented in many patients. To be clear, the goal of managing AMD is to preserve vision–not to wait until vision has already been lost.
The purpose of this paper is to assure you that optometrists can—and will—do better. After reviewing the literature and changing the way we deliver AMD in our own practices, the authors of this paper have mutually agreed upon five clinically appropriate practice guidelines. Here's how you too can incorporate these improved standards to more effectively fight the devastating consequences of AMD.
Sponsored by MacuLogix.This supplement is based on a Medscape Education online activity and discusses how to identify signs of diabetic eye disease along with screening and monitoring recommendations. It also addresses the gaps in disease management that exist today.
Supported by an independent educational grant from Regeneron