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Podcast: PeerView Internal Medicine CME/CNE/CPE Audio Podcast
Episode: Carl Regillo, MD - Clinical Colloquia in Retinal Disease: Updating Evidence-Based, Patient-Centered Care for Diabetic Retinopathy
Description: Go online to PeerView.com/CMG860 to view the activity, download slides and practice aids, and complete the post-test to earn credit. Intravitreal treatments have advanced rapidly to become the mainstay of therapy for DR/DME. Anti-VEGF agents and corticosteroid implants have demonstrated efficacy for reducing vision loss from DR/DME and may be administered adjunctively to laser photocoagulation. Increasingly, studies comparing these treatments in combination, in sequence, or in head-to-head trials are becoming available, helping to refine decisions regarding the right therapy for the right patient at the right time. Additionally, new intravitreal treatments offer the potential of even...