Eye Drops May Be More Effective To Treat Retina Disease Than Injections: Study
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Eye drops could be a more effective -- and comfortable -- therapy for a common eye disease currently treated with injections into the eye, suggests a study. Retinal vein occlusion (RVO), an eye disease that affects up to 2 percent of people over age 40, occurs when a vein in the eye's retina becomes blocked, leading to swelling in the eye, inflammation, damage to the retina, and vision loss.
Standard therapy involves injecting into the eye a vascular endothelial growth factor inhibitor (anti-VEGF) that reduces swelling. The therapy can improve vision but patients with significant retinal damage due to impaired blood flow often have poor outcomes. The study, published online in Frontiers in Neuroscience, found that an experimental eye drop treatment was twice as effective as the standard injection therapy at reducing swelling and improving blood flow within the retina of mice with RVO. cre Trending Stories Also read: Monsoon Eye Care: 7 Tips to Protect Your Visio