Treating Wet AMD Patients Who Also Have Geographic Atrophy

If patients have both wet age-related macular degeneration and geographic atrophy, the wet AMD almost always needs to be treated because it can significantly affect vision. Whether or not the GA requires treatment and whether it should be treated concurrently with wet AMD treatment depends on several factors. Here, retina experts explain how they approach these cases.

Carl D. Regillo, MD, director of the Retina Service at Wills Eye Hospital, states that active wet AMD needs to be treated and stabilized before considering GA treatment.

Click here to read the article in Review of Ophthalmology.