VIDEO: ODs, MDs agree on diagnosis, referral guidelines for geographic atrophy
WASHINGTON — Optometrists, ophthalmologists and retinal specialists surveyed agreed that patients with geographic atrophy should be monitored every 6 months with OCT and fundus autofluorescence, according to Mohammad Rafieetary, OD, FAAO.
In a poster presented here at Optometry’s Meeting, Rafieetary, of Charles Retina Institute in Germantown, Tennessee, and colleagues reported that these specialists agreed patients with geographic atrophy should be evaluated from a structure standpoint vs. a function standpoint.
They also came to a consensus on which patients with age-related macular degeneration and geographic atrophy should be referred to a retinal specialist.
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Rafieetary M, et al. Recommendations on geographic atrophy, including patient referral patterns, from a modified Delphi consensus. Presented at Optometry’s Meeting; June 21-24, 2023; Washington.
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