The FDA has started a review of a new implant version of Roche's ranibizumab therapy for wet age-related macular degeneration, that could offer patients with the sight-robbing disorder an alternative to monthly eye injections. The port delivery system (
“The medication was only approved only last month. The cost of the medication is likely to be high,” says Dr. Kecia Gaither, a double board-certified OB-GYN and maternal fetal medicine provider. Gaither is also the director of perinatal services and maternal fetal medicine at...
The first retinal implant, the Argus II Retinal Prosthesis System, received approval to treat a rare genetic eye disease. Full Story
New drugs, such asvaccines, must undergo a thorough vetting process before being approved for use. Due to the strict standards and the importance of the American market, FDA approval for drugs is much sought after. The United States of America has been monitoring and analyzing food and drugs ...
Scientists have found that verteporfin, a drug already approved by the FDA for eye disease, stopped the replication of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. An interdisciplinary research team led by the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) discovered that a drug already approved...
VEVYE is the first and only FDA-approved cyclosporine eye drop formulation approved for the treatment of the signs and symptoms of dry eye disease. “The entire Brand Institute and Drug Safety Institute team congratulates Novaliq on the...
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Eye Implant Approved by FDAWASHINGTON -- Millions of mildly nearsighted Americans won a radically new way to improve their vision without glasses or contact lenses yesterday: The government approved tiny, transparent rings that are implanted onto the cornea.U.S. Newspapers...
Vabysmo is already approved to treat neovascular or ‘wet’ age-related macular degeneration (nAMD), as well as diabetic macular oedema (DME), and has quickly become Roche’s top growth product since being greenlit by the FDA at the start of last year. Sales came in at CHF 591 million ...
Dr. Waxler was on the FDA team that approved Lasik in 1999. Morris Waxler (CBS 11) "I am disgusted that I was part of the approval process," he said. The former FDA advisor says the government rushed to approve the procedure because the surgeries were already being done illegally, and ...