Retina

Community optometry pathway improves diagnosis and treatment timeliness for nAMD

Implementing a community optometry-based decision-making pathway for neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) improves diagnosis accuracy and treatment timeliness, according to a study. This approach not only reduces the strain on hospital services but also increases the proportion of patients receiving treatment within 2 weeks of referral while decreasing false-positive referrals....