Mohammad Rafieetary, OD, FAAO, FORS, Dipl ABO, ABCMO

Mohammad Rafieetary, OD, FAAO, FORS, Dipl ABO, ABCMO, details the ease of genetic testing when diagnosing patients or reassessing a patient's diagnosis.

Mohammad Rafieetary, OD, FAAO, FORS, Dipl ABO, ABCMO, discusses diagnostic confusion that can be encountered when identifying macular edema in patients.

Rafieetary emphasizes the importance of follow-up plans and consistent support to prevent patients from dropping out of treatment, which can negatively impact their prognosis.

Optometry Times sat down with Mohammad Rafieetary, OD, FAAO, FORS, Dipl ABO, ABCMO, to discuss his upcoming presentations at AAOpt.

You may be wondering: What is all this hype about geographic atrophy (GA)? If you are, let us look at the enigma.

Mohammad Rafieetary, OD, FAAO, shares brief highlights from his 2023 AOA presentation, "AMD updates: Staying current with its landscape," which he co-presented with Jay Haynie, OD, FAAO.

Mohammad Rafieetary, OD, FAAO, shares brief highlights from his 2023 AOA presentation, "Do you practice Eyechiatry? The psychology of vision loss," which he co-presented with Roya Attar, OD, MBA.

The DR:EAM study in investigating novel eye drop OTT-166 for the treatment of diabetic retinopathy in hopes of reducing treatment burden for patients.

Mohammad Rafieetary, OD, shares key highlights from his VEE 2023 presentation looking at what's hot in retina.

Mohammed Rafieetary, OD, shares key takeaways from his SECO 2023 presentation, "Advancing the understanding of geographic atrophy."

Look out for at-risk patients and prepare to establish treatment protocols.

Ahead of this year's annual meeting, Mohammad Rafieetary, OD, FAAO, offers a look at his presentation on diabetic retinal diseases and shares why the event shouldn't be missed.

Mohammad Rafieetary, OD, shares what he wishes he knew before entering optometry.

Advancements enable better diagnosis, treatment of patients.

A look at the latest developments in retinal disease, including clinical trials and advanced therapies.

Mohammad Rafieetary, OD, FAAO, offers a sneak peek at the latest (and fake!) news in retina.

Mohammad Rafieetary, OD, FAAO, shares highlights from his SECO 2022 presentation titled "Image-in that! Scanning for retinal disease."

Refer patients who have reduced vision and functional vision goals

• Relatable patient education improves quality of care and prognosis • Although patients with moderate NPDR without DME can be followed every 6 to 9 months, when macular involvement is present patient needs more frequent follow-up • Patients with diabetic retinopathy need to be informed about importance of follow-up care even in the absence of their vision changes

If a complete examination is not possible in diabetic patients, pay close attention to the inferior retina.

When should ODs sends their patient to a retina specialist?

Vision loss caused by diabetic retinopathy comes in different packages.

ODs must pay close attention and manage all factors responsible for disease progression to improve the patient’s final outcome. The patient in this case report shows the importance of such management.

Trace the path of diabetic retinopathy disease via images.

Knowing the clinical signs can aid diagnosis and treatment

Many diabetics neglect their eyecare due to not knowing and/or misunderstanding the effects of diabetes to the eyes and visual system. Much of the inadequacies in patient education can be attributed to the absence or insufficient communication among healthcare providers, including optometrists, and our patients.