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Quark Pharmaceutical announces initiation of patient recruitment for global pivotal study of QPI-1007 in NAION
Quark Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a late clinical-stage pharmaceutical company, who is a leader in the discovery and development of novel RNA interference (RNAi)-based therapeutics, has announced that…
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Study Shows Castle Biosciences’ DecisionDx-UM is Highly Effective at Predicting Metastatic Risk in Patients with Eye Cancer
FRIENDSWOOD, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Castle Biosciences, Inc., a provider of molecular diagnostics to improve cancer treatment decisions, today announced new study results of the Company’s DecisionDx-UM gene expression profile test, verifying that the assay is highly effective at identifying uveal melanoma tumors at high risk of metastasis. The results also confirmed the technical reliability of the test, which successfully classified 97% of uveal melanomas submitted for testing in this case se
Injection instead of laser photocoagulation may be viable treatment option for diabetic retinopathy
Among patients with proliferative diabetic retinopathy, treatment with an injection in the eye of the drug ranibizumab resulted in visual acuity that was not worse than panretinal photocoagulation…
Digital glasses help children with lazy eye
‘Amblyz’ occlusion glasses work just as well for children with lazy eye as eye drops or an eye patch, and could be more acceptable and comfortable for them to use.
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Global Partners Announce Donation of 500 Millionth Dose of Azithromycin, Marking Exceptional Progress to Help Alleviate the Suffering from Trachoma
ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The International Trachoma Initiative (ITI), Pfizer Inc. and International Coalition for Trachoma Control (ICTC) partners announce Pfizer’s donation of the 500 millionth dose of Zithromax® (azithromycin) Tablets, an antibiotic used to treat trachoma in certain countries. The milestone marks significant achievement in global efforts to help eliminate this infectious and preventable eye disease that can lead to permanent blindness as a public health threat