Ampio Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company developing innovative proprietary drugs for inflammation, eye disease, kidney disease, CNS disease, metabolic disease and male sexual dysfunction and conducting clinical trials on its three lead …
Help For The Blind From Device Converting Images Into Music
Sensory substitution devices (SSDs) use sound or touch to help the visually impaired perceive the visual scene surrounding them. The ideal SSD would assist not only in sensing the environment but also in performing daily activities based on this input….
VEGF inhibitors for macular degeneration not tied to stroke
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) inhibitors used for age-related
macular degeneration did not increase patients’ risk of stroke in a population-based study in Canada.
Sharp Rise in Adult Eye Diseases as Baby Boomers Age
Report outlines the estimated prevalence of age-related eye diseases in the United States. Data show an estimated 89% increase in diabetic retinopathy among people age 40 and older since 2000. Medscape Medical News
Growth hormone tied to higher eye pressure in kids
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Short children treated with growth hormone may have slightly higher ocular
pressure compared with children not on the therapy, according to a small study from Israel.
Adverse events with intravitreal injection of vascular endothelial growth factor inhibitors: case-control study
Source: BMJ
Area: News
The development of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) inhibitors has revolutionised the treatment of age related macular degeneration (AMD). As VEGF functions in many physiological and pathological processes, including ma…