DRUG HELPS RESTORE SIGHT: Relief for wet macular degeneration (miracle alert!)

South Florida Sun-Sentinel via MontereyHerald.com ^ | 8/5/2006 | NANCY MCVICAR

[battlegearboat]

I see Dark Skies.

[rellimpank]

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[GlennLivett]

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[mtbopfuyn]

Lucentis, which is covered by Medicare, costs about $2,000 for one eye injection each month; Avastin costs $17 to $50 a month for one injection.

Someone is making a boat load of money off patients and taxpayers.

[spokeshave]

I see a bump in Genentech stock

[Enterprise]

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[Dark Skies]

My dad has AMD and is going in for his annual checkup next week. Needless to say he is excited.

[Ladysmith]

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[true_blue_texican]

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[BenLurkin]

Thank you for posting this.

[billhilly]

Good post. Thanks. I lost my right eye to retinal detachments a couple of years ago, so it is good to know that I may not lose the other one.

[mkjessup]

Thanks for the post DS! This is a good article to save for future reference! :)

[Coldwater Creek]

Thanks so much for this article!!!!!!!! I have had one eye operated on for cataracts and have an appointment for tomorrow for the other one. Last eye the Dr. said that there was the beginnings macular degeneration.

I have been so nervous about my appointment tomorrow. This will really help calm me down.

My husband is blind and one of us needs to see.

[Dark Skies]

My pleasure!

[EyeGuy]

"About 95 percent of patients regain their sight after treatment, and in some, vision gradually gets better than it was before the onset of the disease."


Sigh....another hopelessly sensationalistic headline.

A promising drug, BUT it must be understood that the "95 percent of patients who regain their sight" are from a very narrow group, selected for their chance to succeed. Throwing this drug at every patient with exudative maculopathy (wet AMD), would result in a much lower success rate.

Like any treatment, this drug's success hinges largely on the stage of the disease, the exact mechanism of tissue destruction and accompanying conditions.

[NordP]

Now...they need to work on a cure for the ever popular "Old Eyes Syndrome" which is a sister to MD. ;-)

Signed, a frustrated with not being able to read fine print, over 50 person

[Dark Skies]

My dad has macular such that he can see clearly enough in his peripheral vision to watch a Braves game on TV, but, of course, sees nothing in the center. Is this something that might be of help to a person in that stage.

[oh8eleven]

"95 percent of patients who regain their sight" are from a very narrow group
You know this how? We're you involved in the trials? Is the data posted somewhere?

[jdm]

This is just as good at restoring eyesight, and no prescription required. :O)