Assessment of medical care accessibility for retinal diseases in the regions of the Russian Federation: opinions of doctors and patients

Objective: to assess the availability of medical care for retinal diseases in the subjects of the RussianFederation according to the data of a survey of physicians and patients with age-related macular degeneration (AMD)and diabetic macular edema (DME). Material and methods. The medical and sociological study included 20 interviewswith specialized doctors from 13 subjects of the Russian Federation and questionnaire survey of 264 patients withAMD and 260 patients with DME living in 10 regions of the country.