Home monitoring for AMD may have substantial impact on U.S. public health
Use of a home monitoring device to monitor patients at high risk for wet age-related macular degeneration may have a considerable public health impact over time.
Take-home message: Use of a home monitoring device to monitor patients at high risk for wet age-related macular degeneration may have a considerable public health impact over time.
By Lynda Charters: Reviewed by Carl Regillo, MD
Philadelphia-Early identification of individuals at risk of developing neovascular
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AREDS2-HOME Study Group
In the Age-Related Eye Disease Study 2 (AREDS2) HOme Monitoring of the Eye (HOME) study, AREDS data were used to identify the U.S. population at risk, apply the HOME study findings with the device and known epidemiologic data to the target population, and estimate the potential public health effect of home monitoring with the device.
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