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Same-day exams during wet AMD anti-VEGF therapy could save up to $7 billion
The Modifier-25 same-day exams during anti-VEGF therapy for neovascular age-related macular degeneration reduced treatment and travel costs at the patient and population...
1 day ago - Healio
Abicipar maintains vision gain in wet AMD with less frequent dosing
Visual gains attained in year 1 of the CEDAR and SEQUOIA trials sustained effectively with four injections of abicipar as with 12 injections of ranibizumab in year 2, according...
1 day ago - Healio
Home OCT with AI analysis may lead to ‘paradigm shift' in AMD management
A novel artificial intelligence-based algorithm for automatic retinal fluid quantification in home OCT images performed comparably to human readers, according to a presentation...
2 days ago - Healio
Long-term outcomes in wet AMD not predicted by month 3 vision outcomes
Patient-level data showed month 3 vision outcomes did not predict long-term neovascular age-related macular degeneration outcomes when treated with ranibizumab, according to...
6 days ago - Healio
No ‘one size fits all' treatment approach for neovascular AMD
Researchers at the virtual American Society of Retina Specialists meeting reported a positive and clinically meaningful link between the number of anti-VEGF injections and...
6 days ago - Healio
7 Amazing plant compounds that will improve your eyesight and prevent macular degeneration
Macular degeneration involves the loss of central vision. It happens due to damage in the macula, which is part of the retina. It is one of the leading causes of vision loss in...
8 days ago - Natural News
Regenxbio reports positive results of phase 1/2a RGX-314 trial
Regenxbio will initiate a pivotal program for subretinal delivery of RGX-314 in patients with wet age-related macular degeneration later this year, following the release of...
8 days ago - Healio
VIDEO: Archway shows Port Delivery System safely delivers sustained anti-VEGF
In this video from the virtual American Society of Retina Specialists meeting, Carl D. Regillo, MD, discusses Archway study results of the Port Delivery System with ranibizumab...
15 days ago - Healio
VIDEO: First-line bevacizumab efficacious among patients with AMD
The majority of patients with age-related macular degeneration benefitted from a regimen with bevacizumab as the first-line therapy, and in this video, Shriji Patel, MD...
15 days ago - Healio
VIDEO: When treating AMD, ‘believe the B scans'
In this exclusive video, Christine A. Curcio, PhD, White-McKee endowed professor in ophthalmology in the department of ophthalmology and visual sciences at the University of...
15 days ago - Healio
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