Eye drops for macular degeneration may come from drug already approved for other uses. Age related macular degeneration is one of the leading causes of blindness and expected to grow as the population in the US ages. Xibrom (Bromfenac) and its once a day form known as Bromday are eye-drops being used after cataract surgery to [...]
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New Drug For Macular Degeneration Setting Sales Records The new drug treatment for macular degeneration Eyelea is racing past all projections for its sales since its release in Nov 2011. The first six weeks were announced to have around $25,000,000.00 worth of the drug sold for injection into the eye. That is about 500 people [...]
Macular Degeneration Stem Cell Treatment
Categories: Eye Diseases, Macular Degeneration
Macular Degeneration Treated With Stem Cells Several years ago I received a phone call from a reporter wanting to know more about stem cell treatments for an eye condition where the optic nerve is not fully developed. A young girl from the Fort Collins area was en-route to China for treatment. At the time I [...]
Macular Degeneration Treatment Aptamers
Categories: Eye Diseases, Macular Degeneration, Uncategorized
Macular Degeneration Treatment Current treatment of macular degeneration involves the use of anti-vascular endothelial growth factor drugs (VEGF). Vascular endothelial growth factors are proteins that support the normal development of blood vessels before birth. They also stimulate blood vessel growth after injuries and compromised circulation problems. The growth of unwanted blood vessels in the retina [...]
antidepressants cataracts
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Is Prozac Getting Your Eyes Down? Blindness is consistently one of the top rated fears. People with acquired blindness develop depression at a significantly higher incidence than the average population. A study by eye doctors in Canada reported( 2010) that some of the popular antidepressant prescription drugs increase the incidence of cataracts and vision issues. Another great [...]
Avastin Withdrawal?
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Avastin Treatment Withdrawal Avastin is a drug approved in 2004 for treating colon cancer and later several other types of growths. It acts by reducing the formation of new blood vessels that support the expansion of tumors. Subsequently in 2008 was approved for treating metastatic (spreading) breast cancer. The Food and Drug Administration has started the [...]