11 Jan New Eye Cancer Treatment Approved
A rare childhood eye cancer, retinoblastoma, is now the latest disease to be treated by intraocular injection....
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21 Jan "Mr. Ozurdex" is Seeing Well
Ozurdex has been approved for the treatment of macular swelling caused by retinal vascular problems. In my own practice, Ozurdex is becoming more useful. It signifies the beginning of a new era!...
29 Dec The Risks of Eye Injections
There are risks to every medical procedure. The risks of intravitreal injections are low, but include blindness from infection and possibly retinal detachment. How to safeguard against infection from intraocular injections....
23 Dec New Macular Degeneration Drug on the Horizon
Ophthotec announces potential for new macular degeneration treatment. Their anti-PDGF treatment may be better than anti-VEGF alone....
18 Dec "Cross My Heart, Hope to Die, Stick a Needle in My…"
Avastin, Lucentis and Macugen are effective treatments for wet macular degeneration. I prefer to using Avastin and begin treatment with a series of 3 injections. Other retina specialists practice similarly....
16 Dec Lucentis: Another Shot in the Eye, Effective TX for ARMD
Lucentis is the second anti-VEGF drug FDA approved for the treatment of wet macular degeneration. It is an effective treatment for wet macular degeneration. The formulation differs from Macugen and Avastin as do the visual results....
14 Dec Macugen: First anti-VEGF Eye Injection….so, Where's Waldo?
Macugen (pegaptanib) was the first anti-VEGF intraocular injection for the treatment of wet macular degeneration. How it works and a review of this novel retinal treatment for macular degeneration....
25 Nov Shot in the Eye: Safe and…..Painless
Intraocular injections are commonly used to treat macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy. anti-VEGF medications are useful and successful treatment for these eye diseases. More "injections" are expected as more medicines are developed....