Early evidence had suggested a heightened risk for macular degeneration, but a new analysis has suggested the consequences of stopping aspirin may be dire. Medscape Medical News
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AKB-9778 with Lucentis improves central subfield thickness in DME
Patients with diabetic macular edema treated with a combination of AKB-9778 and Lucentis showed a significant reduction in central subfield thickness compared with patients treated with Lucentis alone, according to the Time-2 study results announced in…
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VIDEO: Photosimulation technique may be a treatment option for patients with chronic retinal detatchment
VIENNA — At the American Society of Retina Specialists meeting, Juan Arias, MD, discusses the pilot study he and his colleagues conducted at the Clinica FOSCAL in Colombia. Arias and colleagues designed treatment using Topcon’s Pascal Laser System for the treatment of patients with chronic retinal detachment caused by central serous chorioretinopathy.
Gene therapy used for sight restoration also strengthens visual pathways in the brain
Since 2007, clinical trials using gene therapy have resulted in often-dramatic sight restoration for dozens of children and adults who were otherwise doomed to blindness. Now, researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsy…
NovaBay Pharmaceuticals Plan of Compliance Accepted by NYSE
EMERYVILLE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–NovaBay® Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE MKT: NBY), a biopharmaceutical company commercializing and developing novel approaches for the global eye care market including revolutionary natural non-antibiotic antimicrobial products, today announced that the New York Stock Exchange has accepted NovaBay’s plan to regain compliance with the NYSE MKT’s continued listing standards. As previously disclosed, the NYSE notified the Company on April 28, 2015 that it had fall
Vision-restoring gene therapy also strengthens visual processing pathways in brain
Surprisingly rapid regrowth of unused brain connections after decades of near blindnessStimulating the left or right eye in normal sighted individuals results in a symmetrical brain response…