Widening use of dexamethasone implant for the treatment of macular edema [PDF]
Sustained-release intravitreal 0.7 mg dexamethasone (DEX) implant is approved in Europe for the treatment of macular edema related to diabetic retinopathy, branch retinal vein occlusion, central retinal vein occlusion, and non-infectious uveitis.
Avitabile T. +9 more
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Background Neovascular age-related macular degeneration is the leading cause of irreversible blindness in people 50 years of age or older in the developed world.
Held Ulrike +4 more
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Distinguishing wet from dry age-related macular degeneration using three-dimensional computer-automated threshold Amsler grid testing [PDF]
Background/aims: With the increased efficacy of current therapy for wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD), better ways to detect wet AMD are needed.
Bababeygy, Simon R. +5 more
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Defining a Minimum Set of Standardized Patient-centered Outcome Measures for Macular Degeneration [PDF]
Purpose To define a minimum set of outcome measures for tracking, comparing, and improving macular degeneration care. Design Recommendations from a working group of international experts in macular degeneration outcomes registry development and patient ...
Barthelmes, D. (Daniel) +19 more
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Therapeutic approaches with intravitreal injections in geographic atrophy secondary to age-related macular degeneration: current drugs and potential molecules [PDF]
The present review focuses on recent clinical trials that analyze the efficacy of intravitreal therapeutic agents for the treatment of dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD), such as neuroprotective drugs, and complement inhibitors, also called ...
Cerini, Alberto +5 more
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Unusual visual loss in a patient with exudative macular degeneration
Purpose: To describe a case of marked vision loss in a patient with neovascular age-related macular degeneration after choroidal neovascular membrane (CNV) improvement and stabilization.
Enoch T. Peng, Sean D. Adrean
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Factors associated with extended remission in neovascular age-related macular degeneration on pro re nata treatment protocol. [PDF]
AimTo show the characteristics and outcomes of patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) who had extended remission (ER) while on a pro re nata (PRN) treatment protocol.MethodsThis was a retrospective case-control study of a ...
Amador-Patarroyo, Manuel J +6 more
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Vascular Response to Sildenafil Citrate in Aging and Age-Related Macular Degeneration. [PDF]
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) - the leading cause of vision loss in the elderly - share many risks factors as atherosclerosis, which exhibits loss of vascular compliance resulting from aging and oxidative stress.
Agrawal, Rupesh +8 more
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Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of blindness in the elderly in developed countries. Neovascular AMD (nAMD) accounts for 90% of AMD-related vision loss.
Karis Little +4 more
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