Purpose: Determine how procedural treatments for glaucoma have changed between 1994-2012.
Design: Retrospective, observational analysis.
Participants: Medicare Part B beneficiaries.
Objective: To observe how the treatment of retinal conditions changed over the preceding decade.
Methods: Medicare fee-for-service data claims filed between 1997 and 2007 were analyzed.
Results: Fewer than 5000 intravitreal injections of a pharmacological agent were performed annually between 1997 and 2001.
Objective: To observe how the treatment of glaucoma has changed over the last decade.
Design: Retrospective, observational, population-based analysis.
Participants: Medicare beneficiaries between 1995 and 2004.