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The Retina Channel Podcast


The Retina Channel is an ophthalmology journal club discussing new scientific articles focused on retina. The target audience are eye care professionals who are interested in the most recent advances in retina.

“Our mission is to facilitate transmission of knowledge from researchers to their target audience.

Feb 13, 2021

Dr. Antoszyk from the DRCR Retina Network discusses Protocol AB, which compared anti-VEGF injections vs immediate pars plana vitrectomy for the treatment of vitreous hemorrhage due to proliferative diabetic retinopathy.

The discussed article:

Antoszyk AN, Glassman AR, Beaulieu WT, Jampol LM, Jhaveri CD, Punjabi OS, Salehi-Had H, Wells JA 3rd, Maguire MG, Stockdale CR, Martin DF, Sun JK; DRCR Retina Network. Effect of Intravitreous Aflibercept vs Vitrectomy With Panretinal Photocoagulation on Visual Acuity in Patients With Vitreous Hemorrhage From Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA. 2020 Dec 15;324(23):2383-2395. doi: 10.1001/jama.2020.23027. PMID: 33320223; PMCID: PMC7739132.