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Air pollution linked to higher risk of sight loss from AMD
Air pollution is linked to a heightened risk of progressive and irreversible sight loss, known as age related macular degeneration , reveals a large long term study.
3 hours ago - ScienceDaily
Q&A: New studies with DARC technology show potential for early detection of wet AMD
In a paper in Expert Review of Molecular Diagnostics, Maria Francesca Cordeiro, MD, and colleagues demonstrated that algorithm-aided detection of apoptosing retinal cells can...
17 hours ago - Healio
Faricimab meets primary endpoints in phase 3 wet AMD studies
Faricimab met its primary endpoint in two phase 3 studies, with injections every 16 weeks achieving noninferior visual acuity outcomes compared aflibercept every 8 weeks in wet...
1 day ago - Healio
Real-world study highlights need to improve early wet AMD diagnosis
A real-world analysis conducted on a large ophthalmology registry confirmed that best results with anti-VEGF injections in age-related macular degeneration are obtained in...
3 days ago - Healio
Enrollment underway in early-stage wet AMD trial
The first patients have been enrolled in a phase 1/2a clinical trial of CLS-AX for the treatment of neovascular age-related macular degeneration, according to a press release...
11 days ago - Healio
Notal Vision initiates study investigating at-home OCT monitoring of AMD
Notal Vision has initiated a longitudinal study to evaluate the ability of patients with wet age-related macular degeneration to perform daily self-imaging of their eyes using...
13 days ago - Healio
AI-supported test predicts eye disease three years before symptoms
A pioneering new eye test may predict wet AMD, a leading cause of severe sight loss, three years before symptoms develop, finds a new study.
1 month ago - ScienceDaily
Pioneering new eye test may predict wet AMD three years before symptoms develop
A pioneering new eye test, developed by scientists at UCL in collaboration with the Western Eye Hospital, London, may predict wet AMD, a leading cause of severe sight loss...
1 month ago - News Medical - 3 articles
NICE issues recommendation for Beovu for wet AMD
The U.K. National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has issued a final appraisal determination recommending Novartis' brolucizumab treatment for wet age-related macular...
1 month ago - Healio
VIDEO: Gene therapy presentations are âgroundbreaking'
In this video, Caroline R. Baumal, MD, professor at Tufts University School of Medicine, discusses topics in age-related macular degeneration from the virtual American Academy...
1 month ago - Healio - 2 articles
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