Overview / Abstract: |
Target Audience Program Overview The availability of anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) therapies has significantly improved outcomes for patients with retinal disease for over a decade. However, the need for frequent intravitreal injections required to obtain the best possible patient outcomes with anti-VEGF therapies has added to the patient burden associated with retinal disease management. This also led many clinicians and patients to opt for as-needed dosing intervals guided by optical coherence tomography results, which may be more expedient for patients but has also been associated with worsening of retinal disease and vision loss. Thus, an unmet need persists for more efficacious therapies with increased duration of response to minimize the number of injections required for the many patients with retinal disease. There are newly available therapeutic options, such as the port delivery system with ranibizumab and the dual anti-VEGF, anti-Ang-2 binding faricimab; along with several emerging, novel therapies including sustained-release anti-VEGF formulations, combination anti-VEGFs, and gene therapy. This program will deliver much-needed, up-to-date information on evidence-based strategies for dosing available anti-VEGF therapies and for integrating newly approved therapies into practice; with reviews of current clinical data from emerging retinal disease therapies. Learning Objectives Assess risk/benefits of fixed, frequent dosing intervals versus as-needed dosing intervals for anti-VEGF therapies |
Expiration |
Dec 12, 2023 |
Discipline(s) |
Physician CME |
Format |
Online |
Credits / Hours |
1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ |
Accreditation |
ACCME |
Presenters / Authors / Faculty |
Faculty FACULTY_NAME |
Sponsors / Supporters / Grant Providers |
Genentech, a member of the Roche Group. |
Keywords / Search Terms |
Relias LLC Relias LLC., FreeCME., Retinal Disease, Retinal Free CE CME |