implant Tag

08 Sep Ozurdex Implant Likely to Help Diabetic Macular Edema

Posted at 05:29h in Diabetic retinopathy, Treatments by admin 0 Comments

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There is a new implant available to us in the United States for treatment of macular swelling (edema). The implant, Ozurdex®, is a product of Allergan Pharmaceuticals and received FDA approval in June 2009 for treatment of macular edema caused by retinal vascular occlusions. Ozurdex®...

08 Jul Retinal Vein Occlusions – New Hope on the Horizon

Posted at 07:13h in “Other” Eye Conditions, Retina, Treatments by admin 0 Comments

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There are two types of retinal vein occlusions (RVO), branch retinal vein occlusions (BRVO) and central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO). In both of these scenarios, the central vein that drains blood from the retina becomes occluded partially (as in the case of BRVO) or...