About AMD
What treatments are available?
At this time, there is no cure for AMD. High doses of certain nutritional supplements have been shown to help many people slow or avoid progression from dry to wet AMD, but once wet AMD has developed, it’s important to receive medical treatment.
Because loss of vision is caused by the growth of new blood vessels (angiogenesis), drugs that slow or halt this process can stabilize and often improve vision. These drugs are effective because they work against vascular endothelial growth factor, or VEGF, which promotes angiogenesis.
When used to treat wet AMD, anti-VEGF therapies are given by injection into the eye on a regular basis, from 6 to 12 times a year. Currently, two anti-VEGF medications—Lucentis® (ranibizumab) and Macugen® (pegaptanib sodium injection)—are approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of wet AMD. Lucentis alone has helped thousands of people retain their vision.
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