A current clinical trial could lead to approval of a first-ever treatment option for patients with geographic atrophy (GA) secondary to age-related macular degeneration, a progressive, irreversible, and devastating eye disease.
age-related macular degeneration
GALE
To assess the long-term efficacy and safety of multiple intravitreal injections of APL-2 in subjects with geographic atrophy secondary to age-related macular degeneration.
CONCERTO
To determine the safety and effectiveness of the smaller incision, new generation (SING), implantable miniature telescope (IMT) in patients with moderate-severe central vision loss due to late-stage age-related macular degeneration (AMD).
VILLA
To evaluate safety and tolerability of the Port Delivery System (PDS) in patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD).
HONU
The purpose of this study is to assess iAMD disease progression, by the timeline and rates of conversion for high-risk iAMD at baseline to more advanced AMD stages.
Barbara Klein, MD, MPH, and Ronald Klein, MD, MPH, Honored at ARVO
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