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Medical Forum / General / Vision / August 2006question: exciting new therapies on the horizon for dry amd ?
Recently Lucentis and Macugen have afforded great hope to patients with developing wet amd. For patients with dry amd are there equally wonderful therapies on the horizon? Thanks, H.K. > Recently Lucentis and Macugen have afforded > great hope to patients with developing wet amd. > For patients with dry amd are there equally > wonderful therapies on the horizon? > > Thanks, H.K. Perhaps. A number of different and combined therapies are being investingated. These include Lucentis/Avastin combined with triamcinolone and PDT (photodynamic therapy) in various combinations and Rheopheresis. Some of the results are very promising, although not as dramatic as that which we see with neovascular (wet) AMD. Still pretty good, though. Meanwhile, nutritional supplementation with AREDS vitamins is a good idea. Do consult with your doctor before embarking on any treatment. I suspect we will be seeing the results of some these studies later this year, some next month. LB, O.D. In short, eat your greens. dr grant >i dont think so > > Recently Lucentis and Macugen have afforded > > great hope to patients with developing wet amd. [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > LB, O.D. Thank you for the encouraging reply. Where will these results be first published? Is there a website or forum I should follow? Will ophthalmologists specializing in cataract surgery automatically apprise their amd patients? H.K. > > Recently Lucentis and Macugen have afforded > > great hope to patients with developing wet amd. [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > LB, O.D. > Thank you for the encouraging reply. Where will these > results be first published? In the professional publications. Those of us in the biz who know the researchers might get a "first peek" and those who are invested in the companies that stand to make big bucks might have some info, all before it becomes "public". > Is there a website or forum I > should follow? Can't think of one but ask around here again periodically. > Will ophthalmologists specializing in > cataract surgery automatically apprise their amd patients? You can't count on it. Not all of us docs follow every new thing all the time. LB. O.D. |
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