How important are retinal fluid fluctuations for long-term vision and how do you factor them in when making treatment decisions for conditions like nAMD and DME?
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Ophthalmology · South Coast Retina Center
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I think the question has been asked in a different form here. As I have commented on Mednet previously, it depends on a lot of factors, primarily: Are you treating the OCT or the patient? I'd also say the answer is very different for nARMD (or any CNVM) DME or edema from RVO. People: this is not a one-size-fits-everyone algorithm; you can ask your AI buddy to tell you after it reads the OCT. Having said that, there are two questions asked.
- How important are they in any disease state? Answer: There isn't really any great data to answer this question. We might differ in opinion on what is considered good data. I would say from my impression of patient care over the last couple of decades that small variations are probably not so important pe...
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