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Treatment for Macular degenaration

Posted By: DaveB
Date: Friday, September 16 2005, at 7:04 a.m.

In Response To: Re: Macular degenaration and diat (DaveB)

To date, there is no cure for AMD. However, researchers are making remarkable strides in treating wet AMD. Some patients have been treated with laser surgery to seal leaking blood vessels in their eyes. While the treatments do not reverse their vision damage, they do stop further vision loss. One drawback of the laser surgery is the scarring of retinal tissue that may occur. However, the FDA recently approved "photodynamic therapy," a treatment that uses a special drug and a non-thermal laser. This form of laser treatment seals the leaky blood vessels without scarring retinal tissue.

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Macular degenaration
DaveB -- Friday, September 16 2005, at 6:59 a.m.

Re: Macular degenaration and diat
DaveB -- Friday, September 16 2005, at 7:02 a.m.

Treatment for Macular degenaration
DaveB -- Friday, September 16 2005, at 7:04 a.m.

 

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Message: > To date, there is no cure for AMD. However, > researchers are making remarkable strides in treating > wet AMD. Some patients have been treated with laser > surgery to seal leaking blood vessels in their eyes. > While the treatments do not reverse their vision > damage, they do stop further vision loss. One drawback > of the laser surgery is the scarring of retinal tissue > that may occur. However, the FDA recently approved > "photodynamic therapy," a treatment that > uses a special drug and a non-thermal laser. This form > of laser treatment seals the leaky blood vessels > without scarring retinal tissue.
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