Proposed Topics About Age-Related Macular Degeneration

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Read Dr. Folk's most recent articles on age-related macular degeneration.

Topics Index

1. Introduction: patient with dry AMD.
2. Comparison of vitamin/mineral supplements.
3. Update from the ASRS Meeting- Lucentis®
4. The omega 3 and lutein/zeaxanthin story
5. Foods rich in antioxidants, zinc, omega 3, lutein/zeaxanthin
• Diet or Vitamins for AMD?
• Dietary Fat and AMD
• Daily Vitamins for People with AMD (an update, March 19, 2007)
6. Micronutrients in other macular diseases
7. Life-style changes that can help.
8. Update from the Retina Society Meeting
9. Treatments for the wet form of AMD I
10. Treatments for the wet form of AMD II
• Update on Treatments for Wet AMD: Increasing Use of Avastin Injections for AMD
• Treatment Trends, Feb, 2006
• Intravitreal Injections for AMD
• Treatment of wet AMD in stroke patient, Reader's Question
• Further Update on treatment for Neovascular AMD
• Treatments for wet AMD at the University of Iowa, Nov. 2006 Update
11. Avastin
12. Avastin - Update
• Medicare and Avastin
• Compounding Pharmacy for Avastin
• ASHP Guidelines on Pharmacy-Prepared Ophthalmic Products
• Avastin Safety
• Question from reader: Avastin vs Lucentis
• Question from reader: Pain after Avastin injection
• Pain with Intraocular Injections and Is One Injection Enough?
• Pinnacle Medicare Services A well intended but poor decision
• Avastin and Hypertension
13. Safety of Avastin, Lucentis, Macugen posted June 2006
• Avastin Safety posted February 2006
14. Cardiovascular Safety of Lucentis Compared to Macugen
15. Lucentis vs PDT: ANCHOR study, 1-year results
16. PIER and Torpedoes for Lucentis
17. Cataract Surgery and AMD
• Cataract Surgery and AMD (Update March 2008)
18. Plaquenil & AMD
• Avoiding Plaquenil in AMD
19. AREDS 2; see also New Studies Underway: AREDS 2 (January 2007)
20. 2005 End of the Year Summary
21. Seeing things that aren't there
22. Vision Loss Simulators by guest author, Mark Wilkinson, OD
23. Treatment Trends at the U of Iowa
• Treatment of Second Eye, Reader Question
• Treatments for wet AMD at the University of Iowa, Nov. 2006 Update
24. Update from the 29th Annual Macular Society Meeting, February 2006
• More News from the 2006 Macula Society Meeting
25. FDA grants priority review to Lucentis for wet AMD
26. Update from the ARVO Annual Meeting, 2006
27. Lucentis is here!
28. Glare and Age-Related Macular Degeneration by guest author, Mark Wilkinson, OD
29. Lucentis is here. Now what?
30. Patients with AMD need your help
31. Dietary Fat and AMD
32. AARP and Diet
33. Lucentis / Avastin and PDT
34. Update on Avastin vs. Lucentis (March 26, 2007)
35. Update on Avastin vs. Lucentis (March 26, 2008)
36. From Paris- The 24th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Retinal Specialists and the 6th Annual Meeting of The European Vitreoretinal Society, Cannes, France
37. Lucentis sets new high standard for treatment of neovascular AMD
38. Results of the MARINA and ANCHOR Trials Published
39. How Safe is Fish?
40. Complications of AMD Trial (CAPT) Results Announced
41. Good Vessels-Bad Vessels
42. Live from The Meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, Las Vegas
43. More Treatments for Wet AMD from the AAO Annual Meeting (2006)
44. More from the AAO 2006 Annual Meeting
45. Pain with Intraocular Injections and Is One Injection Enough?
    • Pain with Intraocular Injection, a follow-up
    • Pain after Intraocular Injection, more information
    • Pain from Intraocular Injection (Feb. 26, 2007)
      
    • Pain after Intraocular Injection (Feb 27, 2007)
    • OUCH!
46. The Treatments of Choice (December 2006)
47. A Success Story
48. New Studies Underway: AREDS 2
49. New Studies Underway: DENALI
50. New Studies Underway: CATT
51. Treatment Trends for Neovascular AMD 2003-2006
52. Problems with PDT
53. Avastin or Lucentis in Pregnancy
54. Avastin and Hypertension
55. Update from the 30th Annual Meeting of the Macula Society (6-13-2007)
56. More from the Macula Society Meeting- Reinjection Intervals for Wet AMD (6-20-2007)
57. Clinical Trials for Wet AMD (8-27-2007)
58. Inflammation and AMD (9-17-2007); Update: Inflammation and AMD (6-24-2008); Possible treatments for Inflammation in AMD
59. Genentech Pulls the Plug on Avastin® (10/13/2007)
• Comment: Angry at Genentech(10-22-2007)
• Academy and Retina Specialists meet with Genentech (10-30-2007)
60. Who’s to Blame for High Drug Prices? (10/16/2007)
61. Fluorescein Angiography and Pregnancy (11-13-2007)
62. Treatments for Dry AMD (11-19-2007)
63. Query: Worried About Stroke After Treatment (11-28-2007)
64. Comment: Anxiety and the Injection Procedure (11-30-2007)
65. Video: The Latest in AMD (12-4-2007)
66. Reader Question: Lucentis and Risk of Stroke? (1-2-2008)
67. Reader Concern: Not Responding to Treatment (1-22-2008)
68. The Tell Tale Heart (1-28-2008)
69. Vitamin E (2-12-2008)
70. Update on Intravitreal Injections at the University of Iowa (3-4-2008)
71. An update on Cataract surgery and AMD (3-17-2008)
72. Update on Avastin vs. Lucentis (March 26, 2008)
73. Clear Sailing (Regarding the SAILOR Trial) (April 16, 2008)
74. Dietary Supplements and The Brain (April 24, 2008)
75. Inflammation and AMD, an update (June 24, 2008)
76. Possible treatments for Inflammation in AMD (July 10, 2008)
77. Bye... Bye... Beta-carotene. Say Hello to Lutein/Zeaxanthine (July 30, 2008)
78. A Very Big Clue to Understanding Dry AMD (Sept. 22, 2008)
79. CATT Revisited (Sept. 26, 2008)