by Dan Roberts June 2013 INTRODUCTION This is a summary of reports about significant research and development in the field of macular degeneration and related diseases presented since June 2012 and May 2013. I will briefly describe the conclusions of 77 studies that have been presented in the areas of therapy, prevention, technology, nutrition and […]
by Dan Roberts June 11, 2009 Laser Rejuvenates the Retina According to a study announced at the Euretina Congress in May 2008, a laser treatment that “cleans up” Bruch’s membrane may slow down the progression to AMD. Bruch’s membrane is the tissue that separates the photoreceptor cells (our sight cells) from the nourishing blood vessel […]
by Dan Roberts (Updated March 10, 2005) Doctors reported successful results from analyses of Miravant Medical Technologies’ Phase III clinical trials for Photrex (aka rostaporfin or SnET2) on October 25, 2004 at the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) meeting in New Orleans. Photrex is a proprietary photodynamic therapy drug which has been studied in two […]