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    Don’t Blame Everything On Your Macula

    Posted on March 17, 2021March 17, 2021 by Dan Roberts
  • March 17, 2021

    Don’t Blame Everything On Your Macula

    So your sight is slowly diminishing, and your ophthalmologist told you that nothing could be done. They said that the cells in the very center of your retina (the macula) are degenerating, and gradual loss of clear eyesight is to be expected. Still, they want to see you at least once a year unless you […]

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  • Newest Sustained-Release Anti-VEGF Drug in Trials

    Posted on January 29, 2021January 29, 2021 by Dan Roberts
  • January 29, 2021

    Newest Sustained-Release Anti-VEGF Drug in Trials

    EyePoint Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced on January 28, 2021 that the first patient has been dosed in their Phase 1 clinical trial of EYP-1901.   EYP-1901 is a potential twice-yearly sustained delivery intravitreal anti-VEGF treatment for wet age-related macular degeneration (wAMD). It is the newest of several sustained delivery drugs under study, this one promising to extend […]

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  • Looking Forward to 2021

    Posted on December 25, 2020April 2, 2022 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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  • 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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