"This rigorous trial confirms that Eylea, Avastin, and Lucentis are all effective treatments for diabetic macular edema," NEI director Dr. Paul Sieving said in the news release. "Eye care providers and patients can have confidence in all three drugs."
Date: Feb 29, 2016
Category: Health
Source: Google
Gene therapy shows promise for inherited eye disease
seen before," Jacobson said. "It was remarkable for us to get this feedback that things were indeed changing positively."Dr. Paul Sieving, director of the National Eye Institute, said that six years of data shows that a gene-therapy approach is safe and successfully improves vision in people with LCA.
Date: May 06, 2015
Category: Health
Source: Google
Study Compares Drugs for Diabetes-Linked Eye Disease
"This comparative effectiveness study will help doctors and patients make informed decisions when choosing treatments for diabetic macular edema," NEI director Dr. Paul Sieving said in an agency news release.
More than 250,000 Americans are treated for macular degeneration each year, said Dr. Paul Sieving, director of the National Eye Institute, the federal agency that paid for the study. The disease occurs when abnormal blood vessel growth damages the part of the retina responsible for central vision, a