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Restarting DMO clinics

Professor Tunde Peto discusses how to approach restarting DMO clinics. She discusses the management, progression and assessment of diabetic patients.

Indications1

LUCENTIS 0.5 mg is indicated in adults for:

  • The treatment of neovascular (wet) age-related macular degeneration (AMD)
  • The treatment of visual impairment due to diabetic macular oedema (DMO)
  • The treatment of proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR)
  • The treatment of visual impairment due to macular oedema secondary to retinal vein occlusion (branch RVO or central RVO)
  • The treatment of visual impairment due to choroidal neovascularisation (CNV).

LUCENTIS 0.2 mg is indicated in preterm infants for:

  • The treatment of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) with zone I (stage 1+, 2+, 3 or 3+), zone II (stage 3+) or AP-ROP (aggressive posterior ROP) disease.

 

DMO, diabetic macular oedema; HCP, healthcare professional.

Reference

  1. LUCENTIS® (ranibizumab) Summary of Product Characteristics, July 2020.
LUC20-C030x(1) November 2020.
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