Burden Of Treatment Among Patients Undergoing Intravitreal Injections For Diabetic Macular Oedema In Australia.
Kimberly L SpoonerGerry GuinanSaskia KollerThomas HongAndrew A ChangPublished in: Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy (2019)
These results suggest that treatment strategies for DMO should consider clinical, humanistic and economic burden and patients should be educated on the roles of complications in disease outcomes. Less frequent treatment regimens could also reduce the economic burden and assist in decreasing the effect on health care resources, relevant to the escalation in the prevalence of diabetes.