Should NPDR patients be treated with anti-VEGF agents?

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Dr Jennifer Sun explores the question of whether ophthalmologists should be using anti-VEGF agents to treat patients with nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy (NPDR).


Dr Jennifer Sun, associate professor of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School; chief at the Center for Clinical Eye Research and Trials, Joslin Diabetes Center, explores the question of whether ophthalmologists should be using anti-VEGF agents to treat patients with nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy (NPDR).

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