Sentences with phrase «as diabetic macular»
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VEGF inhibitors have been used for several years to treat diabetic macular edema, a swelling of the retina that can occur as blood leaks around it.
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The study, published online ahead of print in The Journal of Clinical Investigation, has implications for treating diseases such as diabetic retinopathy and age - related macular degeneration — the leading causes of vision loss in adults.
An unexpected finding was that many of the innate immunity pathways that were active in the late stages of these inherited blinding diseases were the same as those that are associated with more common vision disorders including diabetic retinopathy and age - related macular degeneration, or AMD.
The findings, published in JAMA Ophthalmology, point to critical interventions in the prevention and treatment of blinding eye diseases, such as age - related macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy (DR), among Chinese Americans.
People on Earth with eye problems related to aging, such as macular degeneration, and diseases, such as diabetic glaucoma, also would benefit.
Inflammation plays a central role in vision - threatening eye diseases such as age - related macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy.
His research interests focus on understanding basic underlying mechanisms of ocular angiogenesis and identifying therapeutic approaches to treating neovascular eye diseases such as macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy.
According to Dr. Aiello, anti-VEGF treatments proved to be approximately twice as effective in improving vision and nearly three times more effective in preventing vision loss from diabetic macular edema than laser treatments.
• Refractive errors • Cataracts • Optic neuritis, an inflammation of the optic nerve • Retinal diseases, such as a retinal tear or detachment • Macular degeneration • Glaucoma • Conjunctivitis • Diabetic eye problems, such as diabetic retinopathy and diabetic maculaMacular degeneration • Glaucoma • Conjunctivitis • Diabetic eye problems, such as diabetic retinopathy and diabetic macularmacular edema
The discovery could aid millions of people who have lowered vision because of conditions such as macular degeneration or diabetic retinopathy.