Table 2.
Characteristics of Retina Specialists
| Characteristics | Retina Specialists (n=62) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Years practicing specialty (retinal ophthalmology), n (%) | |||
| Less than 5 years | 9 (15%) | ||
| 5 to 10 years | 12 (19%) | ||
| 11 to 15 years | 15 (24%) | ||
| 16 to 20 years | 7 (11%) | ||
| 21 to 25 years | 7 (11%) | ||
| 26 to 30 years | 7 (11%) | ||
| More than 30 years | 4 (6%) | ||
| Missing | 1 (2%) | ||
| Type of practice, n (%)a | |||
| Attached to a hospital or working in a public practice | 38 (61%) | ||
| Private practice | 29 (47%) | ||
| Countries, n (%) | |||
| Canada | 10 (16%) | ||
| France | 10 (16%) | ||
| Germany | 10 (16%) | ||
| Italy | 10 (16%) | ||
| Spain | 10 (16%) | ||
| USA | 12 (19%) | ||
| Availability of electronic medical records, n (%) | |||
| Yes | 51 (82%) | ||
| No | 1 (2%) | ||
| Missing | 10 (16%) | ||
| Number of patients seen monthly, n (%) | nAMD | DME | |
| 50 or less | 14 (23%) | 30 (48%) | |
| 51–99 | 6 (10%) | 10 (16%) | |
| 100–199 | 16 (26%) | 6 (10%) | |
| 200 or more | 18 (29%) | 7 (11%) | |
| Anti-VEGF IVT injection per month, n (%)b | |||
| 50 or less | 13 (21%) | 22 (35%) | |
| 51 to 99 | 12 (19%) | 12 (19%) | |
| 100 to 199 | 16 (26%) | 10 (16%) | |
| 200 or more | 21 (34%) | 5 (8%) | |
Notes: aRetina specialists may have mixed practice. bNormalized per month frequency, assuming 1 month = 4 weeks = 20 days (weekends not included).