Medscape Conference Coverage, based on selected sessions at the:

2008 Joint Meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) and the European Society of Ophthalmology (SOE)

November 08 - 11, 2008; Atlanta, Georgia

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Conference News

  • New Dosing Strategies for Neovascular AMD

    Flexible dosing strategies and novel agents are being evaluated for the treatment of neovascular age-related macular degeneration to try to minimize the number of injections delivered while maintaining efficacy.
    Medscape Medical News, November 12, 2008
  • Eye Drops for Corneal Neovascularization

    In a small study, GS-101 eye-drop therapy resulted in a significant regression of corneal neovascularization, whereas treatment with placebo showed an increase in new vessels in all patients.
    Medscape Medical News, November 11, 2008
  • Ganciclovir Gel for Herpetic Keratitis

    Compared with patients being treated with 3% acyclovir ophthalmic ointment for herpetic keratitis, patients receiving 0.15% ganciclovir ophthalmic gel had fewer relapses and tolerated the drug better.
    Medscape Medical News, November 10, 2008
  • Ranibizumab Effective for Diabetic Macular Edema

    Results of 2 phase 2 trials suggest a benefit for ranibizumab in the treatment of diabetic macular edema.
    Medscape Medical News, November 10, 2008
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