Allen C. Ho, MD, FACS, and Sophie J. Bakri, MD, discuss the benefits of consistent anti-VEGF treatment and why patients with diabetic retinopathy (DR) and diabetic macular edema (DME) are so often lost to follow-up. Drs. Bakri and Ho share their expertise on executing patient education plans and best practices in a cross-disciplinary approach to diabetes management.
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Allen C. Ho, MD, FACS
Wills Eye Hospital
Attending Surgeon
Director of Retina Research
Professor of Ophthalmology
Thomas Jefferson University
Mid Atlantic Retina
President, The Retina Society
Sophie J. Bakri, MD
Professor and Chair
Department of Ophthalmology
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN
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Allen C. Ho, MD, FACS, has had a financial agreement or affiliation during the past year with the following commercial interests in the form of Consultant: Adverum, Aerie Pharmaceuticals, AGTC, Alcon Vision, Aldeyra, Allergan, Apellis, Asclepix, Beaver-Visitec International, Chengdu Kanghong Biotechnology, Genentech, Regenxbio, Meira GTX Gyroscope, Clearside, Iveric/Ophthotech, Janssen/Johnson&Johnson Vision, Lineage, Notal Vision, Ocular Therapeutixs, ONL, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals. Grant/Research Support: Adverum, Aerie Pharmaceuticals, AGTC, Alcon Vision, Aldeyra, Allergan, Apellis, Asclepix, Chengdu Kanghong Biotechnolog, Genentech, Graybug, Gyroscope, Iveric/Ophthotech, Janssen/Johnson&Johnson Vision, Lineage, Lumithera, Meira G TX , National Eye Institute, Notal Vision, Novartis, ProQR, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc., and Regenxbio. Other support: Covalent.
Sophie J. Bakri, MD, has had a financial agreement or affiliation during the past year with the following commercial interests in the form of Consultant: Adverum, Allergan, Alimera, Apellis, Eyepoint Pharmaceuticals, Regenexbio, Genentech, Kala Pharmaceuticals, Novartis, and Roche.
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