10 Jan FDA Denies Iluvien
Iluvien, a promising sustained drug delivery system for the treatment of diabetic macular edema, fails to pass FDA scrutiny...
Iluvien, a promising sustained drug delivery system for the treatment of diabetic macular edema, fails to pass FDA scrutiny...
Advanced Cell Technology, Inc. gets FDA approval to use stem cells as a possible treatment for Stargardt's disease, a inherited juvenile type of macular degeneration....
VEGF Trap-Eye is a new injectable medication that blocks VEGF for the treatment of wet macular degeneration. It may be as good as Lucentis, but not given as often....
Hand held magnifiers are a common low-vision aid. These magnifiers come in different powers and the user must be aware that the more the magnification, the less that is seen at one time. Make sense?...
Retinal specialists have been using intravitreal injections to treat retinal disease. Sustained release systems are gaining in popularity. Soon, more than retinal disease will be treated with these devices....
Silicone oil can be used to help fix a retinal detachment. While it is not usually used as a first attempt, doctors should use this method earlier to save vision loss from repeated retinal detachments....
More often than not, retinal surgery proves beneficial for the patient. Most of the time, we are successful at restoring and maintaining functional vision....
Iluvien is a type of drug delivery system that may be FDA approved for treating diabetic retinopathy. Instead of laser treatment, the eye will be injected....
Most eye surgery is performed while you are awake, yet comfortable. Occasionally a sedative is needed, but general anesthesia is often not needed....
Implantable telescope receives FDA approval for treating patients with severe vision loss from macular degneration....