Comments on: Triesence versus Kenalog http://eyedocnews.com/00644-triessence-vs-kenalog/ Ophthalmology on the Web Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:56:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Randall V. Wong, M.D. http://eyedocnews.com/00644-triessence-vs-kenalog/comment-page-1/#comment-82 Randall V. Wong, M.D. Fri, 20 Mar 2009 14:49:36 +0000 http://eyedocnews.com/?p=644#comment-82 This begs to bring up a very fine point in clinical medicine, that is, standard of care vs. FDA approval. I have always maintained that while the standard of care and FDA may be different; following the standard of care is most important or prudent. For example, intravitreal Avastin may NOT be FDA approved for use in the eye, whereas Lucentis is FDA approved for ophthalmic use. My attorney friends are comfortable upholding the standard of care. We use mainly Avastin in our area. Randall V. Wong, M.D. Diseases of the Retina www.TotalRetina.com This begs to bring up a very fine point in clinical medicine, that is, standard of care vs. FDA approval. I have always maintained that while the standard of care and FDA may be different; following the standard of care is most important or prudent. For example, intravitreal Avastin may NOT be FDA approved for use in the eye, whereas Lucentis is FDA approved for ophthalmic use. My attorney friends are comfortable upholding the standard of care. We use mainly Avastin in our area.

Randall V. Wong, M.D.
Diseases of the Retina
http://www.TotalRetina.com

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