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Coverage from the

American Society of Retina Specialists (ASRS) 2018 Annual Meeting

July 20 - 25, 2018; Vancouver, British Columbia

July 20 - 25, 2018 Vancouver, British Columbia

ASRS 2018 Implant Poised to Transform Macular Degeneration Treatment A system that delivers ranibizumab without injections could be a turning point for patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration, results from the highly anticipated LADDER trial show.
Medscape Medical News, July 27, 2018
ASRS 2018 Spikes in Aflibercept Inflammations Worry Specialists A recent increase in inflammations associated with aflibercept injections is puzzling investigators, who report that some patients lost at least two lines of vision.
Medscape Medical News, July 25, 2018

Conference News

ASRS 2018 Unsafe Ocular Stem Cell Treatments Prevalent
Medscape Medical News, July 27, 2018
ASRS 2018 Implant Poised to Transform Macular Degeneration Treatment
Medscape Medical News, July 27, 2018
ASRS 2018 Spikes in Aflibercept Inflammations Worry Specialists
Medscape Medical News, July 25, 2018

ASRS 2018 OCT Angiography Predicts Exudation in Macular Degeneration
Medscape Medical News, July 24, 2018
ASRS 2018 New Geographic Atrophy Treatment Shows Promise
Medscape Medical News, July 22, 2018
ASRS 2018 Complications After Intravitreal Injection Aggravate
Medscape Medical News, July 11, 2018

Popular News from ASRS 2017

Anti-VEGF Treatment May Not Stop Diabetic Retinopathy Not all patients with diabetic retinopathy benefit from treatment with vascular endothelial growth-factor (VEGF) inhibitors, new research confirms.
Medscape Medical News, Aug 17, 2017
Real-World Anti-VEGF Results Fall Short in Macular Edema Anti-vascular endothelial growth factor treatments do not work as well in the clinic as they do in trials for diabetic macular edema, but they are still effective, researchers say.
Medscape Medical News, Aug 13, 2017
Ophthalmologists Worry About Eclipse Viewing The solar eclipse that will be visible in the United States on August 21 could cause solar retinopathy if viewers don't take precautions, specialists warn.
Medscape Medical News, Aug 14, 2017

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David Brown, MD
Retina Consultants of Houston, Texas
Presentation: AMD neovascular symposium
Date: July 21, 2018

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