Efficacy of Psychiatric Treatment to Treat a Specific Phobia of Intravitreal Injections in a Patient with Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration

Efficacy of Psychiatric Treatment to Treat a Specific Phobia of Intravitreal Injections in a Patient with Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration

Intravitreal injection of anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF) is essential for the treatment of macular diseases such as wet age-related macular degeneration and macular edema. Although continued treatment is needed to maintain good vision, some patients cannot continue such injectio...

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Main Authors: Atsuta Ozaki, Hisashi Matsubara, Masahiko Sugimoto, Manami Kuze, Mineo Kondo, Takashi Shiroyama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2021-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Ophthalmology
Subjects:
specific phobia
intravitreal injection
psychiatric treatment
retinal angiomatous proliferation
cognitive-behavioral therapy
Online Access:https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/510330

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