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Phase 3 trials to focus on Port Delivery System for AMD, faricimab for DME
Genentech and Roche announced the initiation of three large phase 3 clinical trials evaluating the Port Delivery System with ranibizumab to treat wet age-related macular...
3 days ago - Healio - 2 articles
Sustained delivery system intended to ease AMD treatment burden
A new port delivery system may secure sustained, long-term release of anti-VEGF in patients with wet age-related macular degeneration, easing the burden of repeated injections...
9 days ago - Healio
Brolucizumab meets secondary endpoints for fluid resolution in wet AMD
A new data analysis of prespecified secondary endpoints of the phase 3 HAWK and HARRIER trials showed that retinal fluid was detected less often in patients treated with...
10 days ago - Healio
VIDEO: Home monitoring helps prevent vision loss in AMD
LAS VEGAS - Damon Dierker, OD, explained here at Vision Expo West how he prescribes the ForeseeHome device for patients with intermediate AMD. “It's our job to identify changes...
11 days ago - Healio
Regenxbio completes dosing in phase 1 trial of gene therapy for wet AMD
Dosing is complete in a phase 1 clinical trial of RGX-314, a gene therapy treatment for wet age-related macular degeneration, according to a press release from Regenxbio. The...
11 days ago - Healio
VIDEO: Topical treatment of AMD shows promise in early stages of clinical trial
VIENNA - At the Euretina meeting, Hemal Mehta, MD, speaks about the early results of the PanOptica clinical trial on a new molecule for the topical treatment of age-related...
14 days ago - Healio
MacuLogix launches AdaptDx for early AMD detection
MacuLogix Inc. has launched AdaptDx in Europe at the Euretina meeting in Vienna. The dark adaptometer is designed for clinical use to detect age-related macular degeneration at...
17 days ago - Healio
VIDEO: Home monitoring detects conversion from dry to wet AMD sooner
LAS VEGAS - Earlier detection of wet AMD leads to better treatment and better outcomes, Steve Ferrucci, OD, said here at Vision Expo West. Ferrucci said he recommends the use...
17 days ago - Healio
Macula add-on lens improves quality of life for patients with AMD
Niels Vesti Nielsen VIENNA - A study assessing the quality of life of patients with age-related macular degeneration implanted with the Scharioth Macula Lens demonstrated...
17 days ago - Healio - 4 articles
IOL uses wavefront modifications to help patients with early-stage maculopathies
VIENNA - A newly designed IOL, using longitudinal and transverse asphericity to increase depth of focus, shows benefits in patients with cataract and macular disease at the...
18 days ago - Healio
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