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OR Ophthalmologist OR Trained reader (?) performed remotely) continue to screen negative for DR Resources provided following the proposed intervention CEE Optometrist OR ophthalmologist Consulting rooms Majority of patients who screen positive for DR referred for CEE (some DR patients may be appropriately managed within optometric practice alone) Max 1 service per patient every 2 years (every year for Indigenous patients) Ophthalmologist - retinopathy requiring treatment - photocoagulation, and/or Ophthalmologist Consulting rooms 1 or more courses depending on patient’s response to therapya Photocoagulation item: Item no. 42809 $451.10 $338.35 (75%) Anti-VEGF treatments are not PBS approved for treatment of the For this indication, treatment is an “out-of-pocket” cost
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