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Risuteganib improves visual acuity in patients with dry AMD in phase 2a study
NEW ORLEANS - Patients with intermediate dry age-related macular degeneration experienced meaningful improvement in visual acuity after treatment with risuteganib, according to...
15 days ago - Healio - 2 articles
Effective therapy needed for all stages of dry AMD
Age-related macular degeneration is a major cause of visual loss in the elderly. As many as 200 million individuals are affected globally. AMD is usually classified as early...
15 days ago - Healio
Is the development of exudative AMD when inhibiting complement in GA a concern?
15 days ago - Healio
Distribution of patients with new wet AMD may explain predominant use of OCT
NEW ORLEANS - OCT was the most common diagnostic tool used among retina specialists, according to a study presented at Retina Subspecialty Day at the American Academy of...
17 days ago - Healio
Sustained delivery of pan-VEGF inhibitor may reduce treatment burden in wet AMD
NEW ORLEANS - Patients with wet age-related macular degeneration experienced a reduced treatment burden with sustained delivery sunitinib, according to a study presented...
18 days ago - Healio
Bevacizumab-vikg Wet AMD Trial Raises Eyebrows
An 'apples-to-oranges' comparison of bevacizumab-vikg to ranibizumab is troubling some experts who would like to see the drug approved. Medscape Medical News
19 days ago - Medscape
Ophthalmic bevacizumab shows promising vision gain in wet AMD in phase 3 study
NEW ORLEANS - An ophthalmic formulation of bevacizumab demonstrated good safety and efficacy results in a pivotal phase 3 study in patients with wet age-related macular...
19 days ago - Healio - 2 articles
VIDEO: EyePoint shares positive data from phase 1 topline results for wet-AMD treatment
NEW ORLEANS -Nancy Lurker, CEO and board director at EyePoint Pharmaceuticals, discusses topline results of the phase 1 DAVIO study of EYP-1901 for the treatment of wet...
19 days ago - Healio
COVID-related injection reductions in wet AMD correlated with worse visual outcomes
NEW ORLEANS - Most patients with wet age-related macular degeneration were able to quickly resume treatment after initial COVID-19 lockdowns, but those who missed more...
20 days ago - Healio
VIDEO: Study evaluating ‘first-of-its-kind' C1q inhibitor in advanced dry AMD
In a Healio video interview, Nancy M. Holekamp, MD, director of retina services at Pepose Vision Institute in St. Louis, discussed her ASRS presentation on ANX007, a novel C1q...
22 days ago - Healio - 3 articles
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