04 May Retinal Ischemia: Supply vs. Demand
Diabetic retinopathy causes the retina to lose blood supply. A chain events causes liberation of VEGF and can lead to blindness....
Diabetic retinopathy causes the retina to lose blood supply. A chain events causes liberation of VEGF and can lead to blindness....
A new study finds that by combining Lucentis with laser treatment for diabetic retinopathy results in excellent visual outcomes....
Both Avastin and Lucentis are made by the same company. Avastin is not FDA approved for the eye treatment, but why is it used by most doctors?...
Avastin is actually not FDA approved for the eye. How is it an acceptable treatment for wet macular degeneration?...
Avastin, Lucentis and Macugen are effective treatments for wet macular degeneration. I prefer to using Avastin and begin treatment with a series of 3 injections. Other retina specialists practice similarly....
Macugen (pegaptanib) was the first anti-VEGF intraocular injection for the treatment of wet macular degeneration. How it works and a review of this novel retinal treatment for macular degeneration....
Vascular endothelial growth factor is implicated to cause loss of vision in both diabetic retinopathy and macular degeneration. Review of how VEGF works and effect treatments for diabetic retinopathy and macular degeneration....
Intraocular injections are commonly used to treat macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy. anti-VEGF medications are useful and successful treatment for these eye diseases. More "injections" are expected as more medicines are developed....
There are other diseases that mimic macular degeneration that also have choroidal neovascularization and are treated in similar fashion...
Sudden loss of vision may be due to bleeding inside your eye. A vitreous hemorrhage can cause loss of vision in patients with diabetes. Sub-retinal hemorrhage may occur in patients with macular degeneration....