Disengagement and loss to follow-up in intravitreal injection clinics for neovascular age-related macular degeneration.
Rebecca JonesIrene M StrattonPeter Henry ScanlonSofia TheodoropoulouPublished in: Eye (London, England) (2023)
When analysing visual outcomes in an AMD service it is important to characterise the patients who are lost to follow up. The outcomes for this group may be avoidably poor and understanding the factors influencing LTFU rate is crucial to addressing shortcomings in a hospital AMD service.
Keyphrases
- age related macular degeneration
- healthcare
- end stage renal disease
- mental health
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- primary care
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- emergency department
- patient reported outcomes
- metabolic syndrome
- skeletal muscle
- adipose tissue
- vascular endothelial growth factor
- insulin resistance
- weight loss
- endothelial cells
- patient reported