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    Looking Forward to 2021

    Posted on December 25, 2020December 25, 2020 by Dan Roberts
  • December 25, 2020

    Looking Forward to 2021

    Even the most optimistic person will admit that 2020 was a 365-day slog through dangers, disasters, and disappointments. In a year that offered little relief, considering that its famous number might have been expected to boost our spirits with good news about vision. And that’s why it might help us to look ahead at some […]

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  • Anti-VEGF treatment maintains acuity over 10 years

    Posted on October 23, 2020 by Dan Roberts
  • October 23, 2020

    Anti-VEGF treatment maintains acuity over 10 years

    Patients receiving continuous injections of anti-VEGF drugs for treatment of wet age related macular degeneration (wAMD) can take comfort in knowing that they are keeping their initial visual acuity long term. As reported in the September 29 issue of  Ophthalmology Retina, the LATAR study found that 293 eyes not only maintained their original visual acuity, […]

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  • ASRS Launches Retina Health for Life Podcast Series

    Posted on October 2, 2020October 2, 2020 by Dan Roberts
  • October 2, 2020

    ASRS Launches Retina Health for Life Podcast Series

    The American Society of Retina Specialists (ASRS) has announced the launch of a new audio and video podcast series providing consumers with critical information about the signs, symptoms and risk factors of retina disease and the importance of seeing a retina specialist for specialized care. “ASRS’s Retina Health for Life from the President’s Corner” features […]

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  • Light Therapy Showing Success As Retinal Treatment

    Posted on August 17, 2020August 17, 2020 by Dan Roberts
  • August 17, 2020

    Light Therapy Showing Success As Retinal Treatment

    According to an article in the August 6, 2020 edition of Ophthalmology Times, a procedure called photobiomodulation (PBM) has had recent success in treating eye diseases such as AMD, retinopathy of prematurity, and diabetic macular edema. PBM, or low-level light therapy, is the application of monochromatic light to a part of the body with the […]

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  • New Drug For Wet AMD Should Be Used With Caution

    Posted on July 22, 2020July 24, 2020 by Dan Roberts
  • July 22, 2020

    New Drug For Wet AMD Should Be Used With Caution

    Beovu (brolucizumab) for wet AMD is the newest anti-VEGF drug on the market. It has been shown to be an effective and long-lasting inhibitor of blood vessel development (neovascularization) in the retina. The drug’s manufacturer has, however, been recently investigating incidences of severe intraocular inflammation (vasculitis) and retinal artery occlusion that were reported after their product […]

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  • Are some patients with CNV unresponsive to anti-VEGF?

    Posted on June 14, 2020July 12, 2020 by Dan Roberts
  • June 14, 2020

    Are some patients with CNV unresponsive to anti-VEGF?

    Since 2004, anti-VEGF drug injections have been shown to be highly effective in suppressing choroidal neovascularization (CNV) in the retinas of people with wet age-related macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy. They have also been shown to suppress further CNV for as long as 12 weeks, depending upon the drug being used and the disease state […]

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  • Eye Injections for Wet AMD May Soon Be Unnecessary

    Posted on May 27, 2020 by Dan Roberts
  • May 27, 2020

    Eye Injections for Wet AMD May Soon Be Unnecessary

    Genentech has announced positive top line results from its Phase III Archway study, evaluating Port Delivery System (PDS) with Lucentis (ranibizumab) in people living with wet (neovascular)AMD. PDS is a permanent refillable eye implant, approximately the size of a grain of rice, which continuously delivers a customized formulation of Lucentis over a period of months. […]

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  • Beovu Safety Under Investigation

    Posted on March 11, 2020March 11, 2020 by Dan Roberts
  • March 11, 2020

    Beovu Safety Under Investigation

    Patients who are undergoing anti-VEGF treatment with Beovu (brolucizumab) for wet AMD should be aware that the drug is currently being investigated by the drug’s manufacturer, Novartis, for potential adverse events in some patients.  Beovu was approved for clinical use in October 2019, and it has since shown to be an effective and long-lasting inhibitor […]

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  • Some Wet AMD Patients May Not Need Injections Forever

    Posted on March 9, 2020March 9, 2020 by Dan Roberts
  • March 9, 2020

    Some Wet AMD Patients May Not Need Injections Forever

    A study concluded in 2019 suggests that some patients with wet AMD can retain good visual acuity with no treatment for at least 3 years after stopping anti-VEGF treatment. Researchers compared two groups from the 2008-2009 Comparison of Age-Related Macular Degeneration Treatments Trials (CATT). The first group was comprised of patients who had been released […]

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  • “How long will my anti-VEGF drug therapy be effective?”

    Posted on February 22, 2020February 22, 2020 by Dan Roberts
  • February 22, 2020

    “How long will my anti-VEGF drug therapy be effective?”

    This is becoming a common question among people who have been treated for years with anti-VEGF drug therapy. These eye injections are the gold standard for treatment of wet age-related macular degeneration (wAMD), having been first used clinically in 2004. The news is good. A recent retrospective review in the U.K. has found that almost […]

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