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Bilateral injections just as safe as unilateral
Many patients prefer same-day bilateral anti-VEGF injections over unilateral injections, and a recent study confirms the safety of the bilateral injections.
Down but not out - Macular Degeneration strikes one in sixteen adults age 40 and older
A study which evaluated the incidence of age-related macular degeneration in the United States revealed that it is down to 6.5 percent from the 9.4 percent reported 15 years ago. The details are re...
Modified vitamin A used in new therapy for eye disease
A modified form of vitamin A is hoped to provide a new therapy in the treatment of dry age-related macular degeneration and Stargardt disease. A license agreement between Alkeus Pharmaceuticals and...
FDA approves clinical trial for AMD treatment
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a clinial trial which will involve replacing retinal cells with human embryonic stem cell-derived tissues in patients suffering from the dry form...
Visual acuity in Type 2 Diabetics worsened by drinking alcohol
Type 2 diabetic patients may be at an increased risk of declining visual acuity if they partake in moderate to heavy alcohol consumption. In addition, researchers determined that the association wi...
Diabetics may have inflated IOP readings
Researchers determined that the central corneal thickness was higher in diabetic patients than in patients without diabetes. This increased thickness may cause intraocular pressure (IOP) measuremen...
Cardiovascular risk factors play a role in cataracts
Age-related cataracts are often linked with several other conditions. In a recent study, Nemet et. al. found that there is an association between cataracts and the incidence of cardiovascular disea...
FDA rejects drug for treatment of diabetic macular edema
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that the investigational drug Iluvien cannot be approved in its present form for the treatment of diabetic macular edema. Alimera Sciences Inc. and ...
Some good news for diabetics
A new study debunks the theory that the longer a person has been diabetic the more likely it is for serious eye disease is to develop. The study involved patients who have had Type I Diabetes for a...