08 Dec Steroids Likely to Help Diabetes
Small study shows long-lasting effects of intravitreal steroids for the treatment of diabetic macular edeam, a common complication of diabetic retinopathy. ...
Small study shows long-lasting effects of intravitreal steroids for the treatment of diabetic macular edeam, a common complication of diabetic retinopathy. ...
Choosing the right "eye" doctor may be difficult if you have retinal disease. Who do you see, and when?...
New section on Diabetic Retinopathy is now complete! This section should complement the other sections and make the site a more useful resource....
The cornea is an important structure in the front of the eye. The majority of the focusing power of the eye resides in this tissue. Despite proper focusing, vision is impaired if retinal disease is present....
There are two types of "eye doctors." Optometrists and ophthalmologists are both eye doctors. The training of each is different. New practices will be composed of both types....
Complete pupillary dilation is necessary for proper examination of the retina. Patient's with macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy need to be dilated every time....
Surmodics announces agreement with Genentech/Roche to combine proprietary drug delivery system with Lucentis (ranibizumab) for the treatment of wet macular degeneration....
New floaters can be from a posterior vitreous detachment (PVD), retinal tear or diabetic retinopathy. ...
Patients with diabetes can get laser vision correction...
In article released in the British Journal of Ophthalmology, researchers describe a combination of brachytherapy and intravitreal injections of Avastin to treat patients with choroidal neovascularization from ARMD (the so-called "wet" form of the disease). In this prospective, randomized trial, 34 patients were treated with...