Sentences with phrase «from diabetic macular edema»

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.

If left untreated, about a quarter of people with diabetes eventually lose some of their vision from diabetic macular edema — a condition in which leaking blood vessels cause swelling in the center of the retina.

The anti-vascular endothelial growth factor drugs ranibizumab and aflibercept, used to treat vision loss from diabetic macular edema (DME), and approximately 20 to 30 times more expensive than bevacizumab, are not cost - effective for treatment of DME compared to bevacizumab unless their prices decrease substantially, according to a study published online by JAMA Ophthalmology.

Not exact matches

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals this week reported positive results from two phase 3 trials of Eylea (aflibercept) injection for diabetic macular edema (DME).