East Kent Wet Age-Related Macular Degeneration Service

Background: NICE Technology Appraisals (TA) for the use of intravitreally injected medication have had a significant impact on the treatment of macular disease associated with the development of choroidal neovascularisation (CNV). These conditions are Wet Age-related Macular Degeneration (WAMD) and Myopic Degeneration with CNV (Myopia CNV). Not only have these previously untreatable or poorly responsive disease states now become amenable to treatment but they also now require lifelong monitoring. NICE have approved...