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Fewer anti-VEGF injections needed over time
BOSTON - A real-world look at the treat-and-extend regimen of anti-VEGF agents for treating neovascular age-related macular degeneration showed improved vision in patients with...
3 days ago - Healio
MacuLogix board develops AMD consensus paper
MacuLogix has announced the launch of an optometric advisory board tasked with documenting the standard of care for treating age-related macular degeneration by developing a...
3 days ago - Healio
Novel pan-VEGF inhibitor shows promise for treating AMD
BOSTON - A novel VEGF-C/D inhibitor showed preliminary evidence of clinical activity in patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration, according to a study...
6 days ago - Healio - 3 articles
AMD: No Harm from Delayed Anti-VEGF Tx
Findings characterized as 'reassuring' by authors
7 days ago - MedPageToday
Long-term anti-VEGF therapy maintains visual improvements
BOSTON - Long-term treat-and-extend anti-VEGF therapy maintains vision in some patients, even after 8 years and more than 50 injections, according to a study presented...
7 days ago - Healio
Warnings about safety of supplements in eye health review called 'gratuitous' by experts
A recent Cochrane Review article that looked at the effects of antioxidant supplements on AMD contained some warning statements about the safety of the products that...
12 days ago - NutraIngredients-USA - 2 articles
SalutarisMD launches trial of brachytherapy treatment for wet AMD
A clinical trial of an ophthalmic brachytherapy device for neovascular age-related macular degeneration has been launched, according to a press release from Salutaris Medical...
16 days ago - Healio
Cochrane review that belittled carotenoids' role in slowing AMD didn't value AREDS II result highly enough, researchers say
An article published last week in Cochrane Reviews that concludes lutein and zeaxanthin have little effect on the progression of AMD drew a strong reaction from researchers and...
17 days ago - NutraIngredients-USA
Gene variants in AMD may predict 3-year outcomes with PDT
Variants of the ARMS2 gene may be associated with the results of photodynamic therapy in wet age-related macular degeneration, according to a study.The 65 patients included in...
19 days ago - Healio
Magnification alone does not improve face perception in AMD
Magnification alone does not improve face perception and emotion recognition in patients with visual impairment due to age-related macular degeneration, according to a study.A...
23 days ago - Healio
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