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In People With Dry AMD, Cataract Surgery Carries Small Risk for Conversion to Wet Form

The evidence evaluating the effect of cataract surgery on the chances people with dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD) will convert to the more severe wet form of the condition has been uneven ...
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Cataract Surgery Linked to Slightly Higher Conversion From Dry to Wet AMD

ORLANDO ‑- Cataract surgery was linked to an increased risk of conversion from dry to neovascular (wet) age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in a large retrospective cohort study, although the ...
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‘One-and-done’ gene therapy could shift wet AMD treatment paradigm

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Sura-vec injection reduced the annualized anti-VEGF injection rate by 76% with a high dose and 77% with a low ...
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VIDEO: AAO Retina Subspecialty Days highlight home OCT in wet AMD

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . ORLANDO — In this video from the American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting, Lejla Vajzovic, MD, discusses ...
The American Journal of Managed Care

Wet, Dry AMD Require Different Methods of Treatment, Including Anti-VEGF: Julie Rosenthal, MD, MS

Julie Rosenthal, MD, MS, discusses signs and symptoms of age-related macular degeneration as well as methods of treatment. Rosenthal: Some people don't have any symptoms at all when the disease is ...
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Study adds fuel to the debate over cataract surgery and wet AMD

Cataract surgery was not associated with neovascular ("wet") age-related macular degeneration (nAMD), even among patients with pre-existing cases of non-neovascular ("dry") AMD, according to a large ...
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GLP-1s May Protect Against AMD in Those Without Diabetes

The use of GLP-1 receptor agonists was associated with a substantially lower long-term risk for dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD) than the use of other weight-loss medications in adults with ...