Journal of Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology
Open Access
ISSN: 2155-9570
ISSN: 2155-9570
Martin K Schmid
Cantonal Hospital Lucerne, Eye Clinic,
Spitalstrasse, 6000 Lucerne 16
Switzerland
Commentary
A Decade of Anti-VEGF Drugs in Ophthalmology- Successes and Challenges
Author(s): Martin K Schmid, Michael A Thiel, Lucas M Bachmann and Reinier O SchlingemannMartin K Schmid, Michael A Thiel, Lucas M Bachmann and Reinier O Schlingemann
The discovery of anti-VEGF drugs has revolutionized the management of age-related macular degeneration, diabetic macular oedema and retinal vein occlusion. This paper discusses how the management evolved in the anti- VEGF era, addresses salient yet unresolved aspects of early identification and monitoring but also takes notice of challenges associated with long term care. The paper proposes to increase the role of patient self-management, as this has been shown to be effective in many other chronic clinical conditions, and sets out the requirements making self-management operational.
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DOI:
10.4172/2155-9570.1000495