Recent study published in Jama Ophthalmology finds Avastin is as safe as other anti-VEGF injections for treatment of wet ARMD. Cause of endophthalmitis linked to compounding pharmacies and not Avastin....
Patient with legal blindness from diabetic macular edema can now read months after treatment with Ozurdex....
Eylea, Lucentis and Avastin are compared head to head. Eylea is best for patients with moderate vision loss or worse....
Only certain Avastin injections have been linked to severe, potentially blinding, infections. A single compounding pharmacy is at fault, not the Avastin....
The gold standard for treating PDR is laser photocoalugation (PRP). Avastin can chemically stop PDR, too...
Fake Avastin has now hit the US market twice in recent months. Are you getting bogus Avastin for your wet ARMD?...
The FDA issued an alert that 12 cases of intraocular infection were linked to Avastin. The infections; however, were linked to a single pharmacy and, perhaps, dirty syringes....
VEGF Trap Eye is another anti-VEGF medication to be injected into the eye for the treatment of wet macular degeneration. The FDA did not approve recently, but will reconsider by November!...
Though the FDA upheld its decision no longer approve Avastin for the treatment of breast cancer. The drug is still available for eye patients....
Some patients with diabetic retinopathy require two types of treatment. Should treatment for macular edema precede other treatment?...