SAN FRANCISCO — Only adalimumab is FDA-approved for the treatment of noninfectious intermediate and posterior uveitis and panuveitis; however, other biologics hold promise for the treatment of ocular inflammation, according to a presentation at Cornea Subspecialty Day at the American Academy of Ophthalmology annual meeting.
Biologics are recombinant antibodies or antibody-derived proteins that block activity of bioactive mediators, Debra A. Goldstein, MD, Magerstadt Professor of Ophthalmology a Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, said.
“We typically start
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