Intravitreal injections are a routine and highly effective treatment used to stabilize or restore vision in patients with diabetic eye disease, age-related macular degeneration, and retinal vein occlusions. In most cases, these injections help prevent further vision loss and can even improve eyesight when administered appropriately.
Wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a chronic, progressive eye disease marked by abnormal blood vessel growth beneath the retina. These fragile vessels can leak fluid or blood…
Andrew Chang, MBBS, PhD, consultant ophthalmologist and head of Ophthalmology, Sydney Eye Hospital, Australia, shares real-world experience using 8-mg intravitreal aflibercept for neovascular age-related macular degeneration and reports…
Jean-Francois Korobelnik, MD, professor of ophthalmology, University Hospital of Bordeaux, explained findings of an analysis of the Phase 3 PULSAR trial designed to assess disease activity control. Dr…
Starting diabetic macular edema treatment with bevacizumab and switching to aflibercept if needed offers nearly identical vision outcomes to aflibercept monotherapy, but at a far lower cost. A…
In an interview conducted at the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Annual Meeting, May 5-9, 2023, Jordana Fein, MD, MS, Retina Group of Washington Fairfax, Virginia,…
Diabetic macular edema (DME) is a leading cause of vision loss in people with diabetes. It occurs when long-term high blood sugar damages retinal blood vessels, causing them…
Sean Adrean, MD, Retina Consultants of Orange County, describes results from a post hoc analysis of the Phase 2/3 PHOTON trial investigating the impact of baseline visual acuity…
Anti-VEGF injections are a common treatment for wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD), aimed at preserving or even improving vision by stopping abnormal blood vessel growth under the macula.…
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of vision loss in older Americans, affecting the central part of the retina called the macula. Alla Goldberg, MD, a…
Richard Gale, MBChB, PhD, professor of ophthalmology, Hull York Medical School, UK, presents long-term real-world outcomes of intravitreal aflibercept 8 mg in patients with diabetic macular edema. Over…
