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Navigating the Ins and Outs of New Retina Drugs
Issue: September/October 2020
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Intravitreal injections are the highest-volume procedure in ophthalmology. The number of intravitreal injections (CPT 67028) submitted to the Medicare program—primarily by retinal specialists—grows each year and now exceeds 3 million.1 With volume comes innovation. We have seen significant advancements in retinal therapy from the early days of focal laser, photodynamic therapy (PDT), and Macugen to today’s successful anti-VEGF therapies for conditions like age-related macular degeneration (AMD), diabetic retinopathy, and macular edema. Moving forward, more effective therapies and longer treatment durations appear to be common goals,

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About the author
Kirk Mack, COMT, COE, CPC, CPMA

(800.832.0609; KMack@BSMconsulting.com), is a senior consultant at BSM Consulting, in Galveston, Texas.  

 

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