Photodynamic Therapy for ARMD

Photodynamic Therapy-Photodynamic therapy is also used to treat wet macular degeneration. In this procedure, a light reactive drug called Visudyne is administered through intravenous injection. The drug is activated in the eye by a non-thermal laser as it passes through the abnormal blood vessels caused by macular degeneration. The abnormal vessels are destroyed by the procedure. This procedure has largely replaced thermal laser photocoagulation. Submacular Surgery- Submacular surgery is intended to be an alternative to laser surgeries. The procedure involves physically operating on the eye to remove the blood vessels. The trials run using this method produced results that indicated that the macular degeneration treatments procedure had low success relative to laser surgery.

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ForeseeHome Helps Monitor Progress of AMD Without Visiting The Clinic

Globes, Israel's business newspaper, is reporting that Notal Vision out of Tel Aviv has received FDA approval for the firm's ForeseeHome age-related macular degeneration (AMD) analysis device. Designed to be used by patients at home, the device can help monitor AMD for signs of an oncoming choroidal neovascularization (CNV). It's not clear what is the functional mechanism of the device, but ForeseeHome will require a prescription and an ophthalmologist to review the results.

Published features from the product page:

•Automated, easy to use test - specifically designed for elderly people.
•Home use - familiar environment reduces anxiety and increases test frequency.
•Personalized test customized to specific user - higher sensitivity.
•Automatic analysis - immediate alert (if needed).
•Controlled environment - accurate results.
•Data export - off line, in-dept analysis capabilities.

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Laser Surgery

Laser surgery for diabetic retinopathy and ‘wet’ macular degeneration(also known as macular oedema) requires a diverse system. The laser is targeted at blood vessels on the outer part of the retina.

Laser surgery is often finished in the physician’s office as an outpatient process however may also be completed in the OR in conjunction with different measures, like vitrectomy. Laser surgery is a sort of operation that employs special gentle beams rather than instruments for surgical procedures. As that occasion, many modifications have been made plus a number of different types of lasers have been produced.

Laser surgery makes use of higher intensity light pinpointed at particular attractions on the retina. Laser surgery is a therapy to aid control glaucoma(glaw- KO- muh) . You may require it if your glaucoma medications are not aiding to keep your eye pressure low sufficient. Laser surgery to correct nearsightedness can be an elective method. There is no hospital cause to have this surgical procedure. Laser surgery may open this membrane, aiding to clear vision not including an operation. This laser procedure can be named a capsulotomy.

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