Patients with dry age-related macular degeneration treated with recently approved intravitreal pegcetacoplan (Syfovre) injections developed "floaters" from presumed intravitreal silicone oil droplets ...

If you're apprehensive about getting an intravitreal injection for age-related macular degeneration (AMD), you're not alone. Ophthalmologist Monika Fleckenstein, MD, explains the procedure, how it can ...

W hen diagnosed with diabetic macular edema (DME) in 2017, Sarah Castaneda, 41, thought she would lose her eyesight completely. At least, that’s what her doctor told her would happen if she didn’t ...

What is behind the bilateral eye pain and failing vision affecting a 96-year-old woman with neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD)? That's what ophthalmologists needed to determine when ...

Repeat treatment with corticosteroid injections improved vision in people with persistent or recurrent uveitis-related macular edema better than two other therapies, according to results from a ...

Many surgeons admit that medical robots can now operate with greater precision than human specialists. However, the complex preparation required for robotic surgery still takes far too long. But a new ...

If you have wet age-related macular degeneration (wet AMD) or another disease of the retina, your doctor may recommend treatment with an anti-VEGF drug. VEGF, or vascular endothelial growth factor, is ...

Approval based on the pivotal PULSAR and PHOTON trials in which EYLEA® HD demonstrated clinically equivalent vision gains to EYLEA (aflibercept) Injection 2 mg that were maintained with fewer ...

The single most expensive drug for the Australian government today, costing more than A$400 million per year, is one called aflibercept. It stops the growth and “leakiness” of blood vessels, and is ...