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Can a Parkinson's Drug Treat Macular Degeneration?
More than 15% of Americans over age 70 have AMD, and 10% to 15% of those cases go on to develop the more severe wet macular degeneration, which can cause swift and complete...
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Phase 2 trial of RGX-314 to treat wet AMD underway
The first patient has been dosed in a phase 2 trial evaluating suprachoroidal delivery of RGX-314 to treat wet age-related macular degeneration, according to a Regenxbio press...
9 days ago - Healio - 2 articles
At-home system may help detect AMD symptoms
The use of a home monitoring system may prove beneficial in detecting the early symptoms of age-related macular degeneration, according to findings presented at the virtual...
11 days ago - Healio - 2 articles
Lapse in care may yield lost visual acuity in AMD
Patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration who have a 3 month or longer lapse of anti-VEGF treatment may experience unrecoverable loss of vision, according to a...
11 days ago - Healio - 2 articles
Two-year data do not support epimacular brachytherapy for wet AMD
Two-year results of the MERLOT trial showed no benefit of epimacular brachytherapy as an adjunct to anti-VEGF injections. In fact, the combined therapy group had worse results...
22 days ago - Healio
More frequent anti-VEGF injections in AMD linked to increased cognitive impairment risk
Researchers linked higher frequency of intravitreal anti-VEGF injections with a greater risk for mild cognitive impairment in patients with age-related macular...
1 month ago - Healio
Nearly 1 in 5 wet AMD patients lost to follow-up after anti-VEGF injections
Study results showed a high rate of loss to follow-up in patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration treated with anti-VEGF injections in the U.S., with nearly 1...
1 month ago - Healio
No single anti-VEGF regimen linked to superior vision outcomes in wet AMD
Different anti-VEGF regimens may not result in superior vision benefits compared with ranibizumab for neovascular age-related macular degeneration, according to a meta-analysis...
1 month ago - Healio
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 month 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 month ago - Healio
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