![]() Good news is we have some very good treatments for wet macular degeneration. Wet macular degeneration or neovascular AMD can be a very serious disease if untreated. They have the form called dry macular degeneration, which can get very serious, but for most people, it doesn't. The good news is for most of those people, they are affected mildly. If you make it to age of 90, 50% of 90 year olds and older have some degree of age related macular degeneration. And in fact, if you make it to age 80, you have about a one out of three chance of having some degree of macular degeneration. So it is a disease that disproportionately affects elderly people. And so it's really not diagnosed in anybody under the age of 60. Well, David, thanks for inviting me, I'm happy to have the discussion around wet age related macular degeneration. ![]() First, Doctor Duker, let's focus on how this disease disproportionately affects elderly minorities and those in lower economic status. I'm joined today by Doctor Jay Duker, who's going to talk about wet AMD. Welcome to EyePod, a podcast series from Ophthalmology Times in which we engage with key opinion leaders in interviews about the latest innovations in the areas of surgery, clinical diagnosis, therapeutics, imaging, device technology, gene and cell therapy, practice management, and other cutting edge topics. David Hutton from Ophthalmology Times and Jay Duker talk about wet AMD and the burdens of treatment on patients thanks to the consistent need for follow-ups and more.Įditor’s note: This transcript has been edited for clarity.
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