The ASRS issues warning to it’s members about Beovu – an anti-VEGF medication recently approved for the treatment of wet macular degeneration.
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Tag: Macular Degeneration
Beovu for Wet Macular Degeneration
Here’s the latest FDA treatment for wet macular degeneration. Here’s why it’s unique!
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Who Needs Eye Vitamins | AREDS and AREDS2
Do you need eye vitamins? Here’s why most people do NOT need them!
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Signs and Symptoms of Macular Degeneration
Blurry vision and distortion are symptoms of macular degeneration, but can also be caused by other diseases of the retina. How can you tell when you have macular degeneration?
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Signs and Symptoms of Macular Degeneration
Blurry vision and distortion are symptoms of macular degeneration, but can also be caused by other diseases of the retina. How can you tell when you have macular degeneration?
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Signs and Symptoms of Macular Degeneration
Blurry vision and distortion are symptoms of macular degeneration, but can also be caused by other diseases of the retina. How can you tell when you have macular degeneration?
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Do Drusen Diagonse Macular Degeneration?
Drusen are not necessarily diagnostic of macular degeneration. Here’s how to determine if your drusen are associated with eye disease.
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Do Drusen Diagonse Macular Degeneration?
Drusen are not necessarily diagnostic of macular degeneration. Here’s how to determine if your drusen are associated with eye disease.
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Do Drusen Diagonse Macular Degeneration?
Drusen are not necessarily diagnostic of macular degeneration. Here’s how to determine if your drusen are associated with eye disease.
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Gene Therapy Prevents Blindness
Here’s some exciting news about gene therapy and a potential cure for two types of inherited blindness. One injection may restore vision.
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Gene Therapy Prevents Blindness
Here’s some exciting news about gene therapy and a potential cure for two types of inherited blindness. One injection may restore vision.
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Gene Therapy Prevents Blindness
Here’s some exciting news about gene therapy and a potential cure for two types of inherited blindness. One injection may restore vision.
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What is Macular Degeneration
Know anyone with macular degeneration? Here’s a short update about the disease, symptoms and treatment.
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Best Test for Macular Degeneration
What’s the best test to diagnose macular degeneration? A fluorescein angiogram can distinguish normal drusen from ARMD.
Sophie is 93 and Reads!
I’ve written about another of my more elderly patients who remains independent and can read despite wet ARMD! She’s 93!
Vitamin & Diet Recommendations for ARMD
AREDS 2 did not change any dietary or supplement (vitamin) recommendations for those with macular degeneration. The original formula is still recommended.
AREDS 2 Vitamin Study for Macular Degeneration
AREDS vitamins can slow down ARMD in certain patients. AREDS 2 results were just released. Not much new information, but still a valuable study.
Best Treatment for Wet Macular Degeneration
The “best” treatment for wet macular degeneration is efficacious (works all the time), without complications and effective 100% of the time (works in everyone).
Avastin Injection Recall
Only certain Avastin injections have been linked to severe, potentially blinding, infections. A single compounding pharmacy is at fault, not the Avastin.