CURRENT CONCEPTS AND MODALITIES FOR MONITORING THE FELLOW EYE IN NEOVASCULAR AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION : An Expert Panel Consensus
(2020) In Retina 40(4). p.599-611- Abstract
PURPOSE: The presence of neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) in one eye is a major risk factor for the development of disease in the fellow eye. Several methods exist to help physicians monitor the fellow eye, with new technologies becoming increasingly available. METHODS: We provide an overview of modalities for nAMD monitoring, including advances in home-based options, and review their utility for fellow-eye monitoring, based on a review of the literature and a consensus of retinal experts. RESULTS: Studies demonstrate the importance of early detection of nAMD in the fellow eye so that interventions can be made before significant vision loss occurs. A series of techniques exist for the early detection of nAMD including... (More)
PURPOSE: The presence of neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) in one eye is a major risk factor for the development of disease in the fellow eye. Several methods exist to help physicians monitor the fellow eye, with new technologies becoming increasingly available. METHODS: We provide an overview of modalities for nAMD monitoring, including advances in home-based options, and review their utility for fellow-eye monitoring, based on a review of the literature and a consensus of retinal experts. RESULTS: Studies demonstrate the importance of early detection of nAMD in the fellow eye so that interventions can be made before significant vision loss occurs. A series of techniques exist for the early detection of nAMD including chart-based methods and imaging devices. The increased availability of home-based methods has presented an opportunity for patients to monitor their vision at home. CONCLUSION: Frequent monitoring of the fellow eye in patients with unilateral nAMD is of critical importance to prevent vision loss and maintain quality of life. Patients should be examined every 3 to 4 months from the time of choroidal neovascularization diagnosis and encouraged to monitor their vision at home using home-based technologies where available, to provide the best opportunity for early detection.
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- Wong, Tien Yin ; Lanzetta, Paolo ; Bandello, Francesco ; Eldem, Bora ; Navarro, Rafael ; Lövestam-Adrian, Monica LU and Loewenstein, Anat
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- 2020-04
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- published
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- Retina
- volume
- 40
- issue
- 4
- pages
- 13 pages
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- Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
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- pmid:32032258
- scopus:85082562125
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- 0275-004X
- DOI
- 10.1097/IAE.0000000000002768
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- English
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- 365de8ec-79d9-49f5-9d7e-c492b4d51615
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author = {{Wong, Tien Yin and Lanzetta, Paolo and Bandello, Francesco and Eldem, Bora and Navarro, Rafael and Lövestam-Adrian, Monica and Loewenstein, Anat}},
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