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Eye drops for macular degeneration In 2013?

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 [...]

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 [...]

Fuch’s Corneal Dystrophy Eye Problems

Fuch’s dystrophy is an eye condition effecting the clear corneal tissue covering the colored part of the eye. The cornea is an incredible tissue measuring only ½ mm thick with layers of collagen aligned precisely to allow for transparency. It is separated into five regions, the posterior most being the layer of endothelial cells. The [...]

Macular Degeneration Treatment Aptamers

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 [...]

Eye Drops To Prevent Cataracts

Eye Drops For Cataracts? An old eye drop maybe making a new comeback. Pirenoxine, also known as Catalin in Japan, was the subject of a recent study in China. [1] The study tested the ability of Pirenoxine (PRX) to inhibit cataract formation in test tubes. The test tubes contained crystallins, a protein found in the lens [...]