Eye Drops for Macular Degeneration

[ironbrain]

Anyone else read about this:

ucl.ac.uk/glaucoma-retinal-...

uclb.com/technologies/drug-...

birmingham.ac.uk/news/lates...

express.co.uk/life-style/he...

[Hidden]

Thanks for that. It would be great if those unpleasant injections were no longer necessary, but from tests on rats to trials on humans to finally being used on a regular bases may take some time. Still, it sounds promising and I am sure that sooner or later less invasive treatment will become available. Lets hope so, anyway.

[ironbrain in reply to Hidden]

It looks as if the Americans may have started some sort of trial over 5 years ago:

eyedocnews.com/006910-ohr-p...

I wonder why the drug companies aren't leaping to get something going. Dare one think they've not heard about this?

[Hidden in reply to ironbrain]

Apparently there is research going on at Birmingham University. So they do know about it, though it seems to be still at the Rat-Stage. Could it be that the drug companies prefer to make more money on lucentis and eylea? A nice little earner for them!

[Catseyes235]

Roll on the day! I know there are worse things in the world than injections but still get nervous/ tetchy a few days before (my friends notice this!)