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How do you incorporate OCT and OCT-A in conjunction with FA in your evaluation of retinal diseases?

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Ophthalmology · University of Arkansas for Medical Science
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There are no clinical or diagnostic factors that predict who will benefit from an intervention for vitreous floaters. Symptomatology from vitreous floaters is subjective. Patient-reported outcome measures after floaterectomy are also subjective. The improvement in symptoms following vitrectomy (I do not offer YAG vitreolysis) correlates with the severity of preoperative symptoms. Some studies indicate that patient satisfaction with floaterectomy tends to be lower in patients with smaller floater...

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