Retinal disease is a significant public health issue that is now affecting more of us than ever before. The number of people living with two of the leading causes of vision loss - Neovascular Age-related Macular Degeneration (nAMD) and Diabetic Macular Edema (DME) - worldwide is set to grow,5-13 further increasing the pressure on health system capacity.
Projected number of people living with retinal disease5-10
These diseases can have a devastating impact upon our work, our health systems, and those we care about most by closing the window to independence.
People may struggle to:14-18
Those living with vision loss and impairment (and often their loved ones too), must also manage the financial costs of: 14,15
Although anti-VEGF therapies have redefined the care of patients with retinal diseases, new treatments are still required to reduce treatment burden
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