Christina Vidinova discusses the latest trends in the diagnosis and treatment of AMD and the current challenges faced by ophthalmologists.
Questions:
1. Discuss the current challenges you face when treating patients with AMD (0:04)
2. What’s new in the diagnosis of AMD? (1:23)
3. What have been the most significant recent developments in the treatment of AMD? (3:00)
Filmed in partnership with the European Society of Ophthalmology (SOE) at the SOE 2019 meeting in Nice, France.
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