NICE, France — At the Euretina meeting, Paolo Lanzetta, MD, discusses the role for photodynamic therapy in the treatment of wet AMD in the era of anti-VEGFs.
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Pegpleranib Promising as Macular Degeneration Pretreatment
Pretreatment with the anti-PDGF pegpleranib increases the effectiveness of anti-VEGF therapy, according to a small pilot study, Medscape Medical News
D.C. Week: Califf Nomination for FDA Chief Wins Plaudits
(MedPage Today) — Also, uninsured population down by almost 9 million in census data
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VIDEO: Speaker compares differences between bifocal, trifocal IOLs
BARCELONA — At the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons meeting, Damien Gatinel, MD, PhD, discusses the differences between bifocal and trifocal IOLs.
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Mediterranean diet may have protective role in AMD, study finds
NICE, France — The Mediterranean diet, combined with physical exercise, might have a protective role in the development and progression of age-related macular degeneration, according to a Portuguese study. The study, which was the first to specifically evaluate the role of the Mediterranean diet and lifestyle habits in AMD, was developed within the larger epidemiological AMD Coimbra Eye Study, a cross-sectional population-based study including subjects aged 55 years or older from two Portuguese populations, one from a coastal town and one from an inland town.
Medical Societies to CMS: Not Ready for Stage 3 Meaningful Use
(MedPage Today) — American Medical Association and others urge delay in next phase