WO Voices
Welcome to WO Voices, a podcast series from Women In Optometry, featuring women ODs and others who talk about some aspect of practice, business, career choices, family, volunteer interests, leadership in the profession and more. Hosted by WO editor Marjolijn Bijlefeld, WO Voices is a chance to share ideas within the WO community and beyond. It’s another platform to bring women’s voices in the profession to the fore. If you’d like to join us on a podcast episode, we’d love to hear from you.
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Dr. Julie Rodman and Dr. Carl Danzig: MDs Want to See Pathology; Refer GA Patients Early
This editorially independent content is sponsored by Astellas.
In this episode, Julie Rodman, OD, MS, FAAO, and Carl Danzig, MD, both of Florida, highlight the importance of early detection and referral for geographic atrophy (GA), now that therapies exist. As a retina specialist who wants to see pathology in its early stages, Dr. Danzig says it's rarely too early to refer to a retina specialist to assess.
All primary care optometrists should aim to identify GA with fundus autofluorescence and OCT, take patient complaints seriously, and collaborating with supportive retina specialists. Dr. Danzig shares his success with sustained complement inhibitor therapy in preserving vision. These advancements in therapies have transformed GA from an untreatable condition into one where doctors can often offer hope.
This editorially independent content is sponsored by Astellas.