05 Jul Jetrea (Ocriplasmin) for VMA (vitreomacular adhesion)
I have recently started treating patients with Jetrea, an FDA approved enzyme, for the treatment of vitreomacular adhesion, or VMA....
I have recently started treating patients with Jetrea, an FDA approved enzyme, for the treatment of vitreomacular adhesion, or VMA....
[caption id="attachment_1191" align="alignleft" width="267"] Posterior Vitreous Detachment "Separates" from the Retinal Surface[/caption] Ocriplasmin, or Jetrea, has been FDA approved. The drug is approved only for a retinal condition called vitreomacular traction (VMT) or vitreomacular adhesion (VMA). The VMT may or may not be associated with a...
A potential new drug, ocriplasmin (microplasmin) may soon be available to chemically induce a PVD thus avoiding surgery for many retinal conditions....