Sodhi Guneet S, Haq Zeeshan, Aggarwal Nitika, Boucher Nick, Emerson Geoffrey G, Hahn Paul
Retina Consultants of Minnesota, Edina, MN, USA.
Vestrum Health, Naperville, IL, USA.
J Vitreoretin Dis. 2023 Mar 2;7(3):199-202. doi: 10.1177/24741264231156096. eCollection 2023 May-Jun.
To explore the recent evolution of diabetic macular edema (DME) treatment practice patterns over 5 years among retina specialists in the United States. This retrospective analysis assessed 306 700 eyes with newly diagnosed DME from the Vestrum Health database between January 2015 and October 2020. The year-over-year and cumulative 5-year distributions of eyes treated with antivascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF) agents, steroids, focal laser, or any combination and those of untreated eyes were calculated. Changes from baseline visual acuity were assessed. Yearly treatment patterns changed significantly from 2015 (n = 18056) to 2020 (n = 11042). The proportion of untreated patients declined over time (32.7% vs 27.7%; < .001), the use of anti-VEGF monotherapy increased (43.5% vs 61.8%; < .001), the use of focal laser monotherapy declined (9.7% vs 3.0%; < .001), and the use of steroid monotherapy remained stable (0.9% vs 0.7%; = 1.000). Of eyes that maintained follow-up for 5 years (from 2015 to 2020), 16.3% were untreated while 77.5% were treated with anti-VEGF agents (as monotherapy or combination therapy). Vision gains in treated patients remained approximately stable from 2015 (3.6 letters) to 2020 (3.5 letters). From 2015 to 2020, treatment patterns for DME evolved toward greater anti-VEGF monotherapy, stable steroid monotherapy, less laser monotherapy, and fewer untreated eyes.
探讨美国视网膜专科医生在5年时间里糖尿病性黄斑水肿(DME)治疗实践模式的近期演变。这项回顾性分析评估了2015年1月至2020年10月期间来自Vestrum Health数据库的306700只新诊断为DME的眼睛。计算了接受抗血管内皮生长因子(anti-VEGF)药物、类固醇、局部激光或任何联合治疗的眼睛以及未治疗眼睛的逐年和累计5年分布情况。评估了与基线视力的变化。从2015年(n = 18056)到2020年(n = 11042),每年的治疗模式发生了显著变化。未治疗患者的比例随时间下降(32.7%对27.7%;P <.001),anti-VEGF单药治疗的使用增加(43.5%对61.8%;P <.001),局部激光单药治疗的使用下降(9.7%对3.0%;P <.001),类固醇单药治疗的使用保持稳定(0.9%对0.7%;P = 1.000)。在保持5年随访(从2015年到2020年)的眼睛中,16.3%未接受治疗,而77.5%接受了anti-VEGF药物治疗(作为单药治疗或联合治疗)。从2015年(视力提高3.6个字母)到2020年(视力提高3.5个字母),接受治疗患者的视力改善大致保持稳定。从2015年到2020年,DME的治疗模式朝着更多的anti-VEGF单药治疗、稳定的类固醇单药治疗、更少的激光单药治疗和更少的未治疗眼睛发展。