Description:

Anti-VEGF therapy has revolutionized the treatment of exudative retinal vascular disease. Whereas the first generations of anti-VEGF therapy hoped to improve quality of life through vision maintenance and remediation, newer advancement hope to decrease the burden of treatment while providing comparable visual outcomes. This course will briefly review current paradigms of anti-VEGF therapy before delving into novel anti-VEGF delivery systems and agents.

Course Code:

AOA344-TD

Speaker(s):

Daniel Epshtein, O.D.

daniel.epshtein.od@gmail.com

Credits:

1

AOA Expiration Date:

12/2/2025

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