Applying the Latest Data on Treat-and-Extend Strategies to Clinical Cases in nAMD
What Clinicians Need to Know Regarding Treat-and-Extend Regimens
Advantages of T&E Regimen Strategy
Advantages of T&E over PRN Regimen
Injection Schedule for the Recommended Treatment Approach in the First Year of T&E
ALTAIR Study: Mean Change in BCVA From Baseline to Week 52
ALTAIR Study: Maximum Interval Extension Times
The Role of Exudation
Results from CATT Trial: IRF
FLUID Study: OCT SRF Fluid Determination
Clinical Cases in nAMD
FIRST CASE SCENARIO: Patient who had been successfully managed on a T&E regimen for some time, but develops exudation without a change in vision
When Do You Extend The Interval Period?
FIRST CASE SCENARIO, cont
SECOND CASE SCENARIO: Patient who was started on a T&E regimen, had some exudation appear during the T&E regimen (eg, at 10 weeks), so the interval was shortened again; but then patient was restarted on T&E and successfully extended to 12 week injections
PLANET Study: Aflibercept Monotherapy vs Aflibercept Plus PDT in Patients With PCV
EVEREST II: Treatment Schedule
SECOND CASE SCENARIO, cont
THIRD CASE SCENARIO: Patient successfully managed on a T&E regimen but then misses appointments and shows back up 5-6 months after their last injection
THIRD CASE SCENARIO, cont
Concluding Remarks
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