Poll results: How comfortable are you with including biosimilars in your treatment plans?

Poll

See the results from our recent poll!

Optometry Times asked our audience, "How comfortable are you with including biosimilars in your treatment plans?" and the results are in!

The poll appeared on OptometryTimes.com and was promoted across social channels from Feb. 15 to Feb. 22, 2023.

10 ODs responded:

- 4 said, "Very excited to begin embracing biosimilars"

- 4 said, "Feeling comfortable exploring biosimilar options, though cautiously"

- 0 said, "Still hesitant, I need to learn more about biosimilars"

- 2 said, "With the knowledge of biosimilars I have, I am not comfortable including this in my treatment plans"

To learn more about biosimilars for AMD, check out Euin Cheong, OD's piece on "Introduction to biosimilars for AMD."

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