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Are there any medical procedures for wet macular degeneration?
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Yes: Wet macular degeneration is the growth of new blood vessels beneath the retina. There are new drugs called veg-f inhibitors when injected into the eye can retard the growth of these damaging blood vessels. It's a good idea to see your ophthalmologist if you suspect you have macular problems.
Answered 7/5/2012
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YES!: Intravitreal injections of medications into the eye like avastin, lucentis, (ranibizumab) and eylea. Rarely photodynamic theraopy with visydyne is done (an older, less effective treatment). You must see a retina specialist right away.
Answered 11/5/2012
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PDT: Pdt laser and intravitreal injection of anti-vegf.
Answered 4/24/2015
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