Sentence examples for maintain vision from inspiring English sources

In 2011, the FDA approved Regeneron's Eylea (aflibercept), an antibody fragment that helps maintain vision in patients with wet age-related macular degeneration.

Apart from cataract surgery, treatments are available which at best maintain vision, or otherwise postpone visual acuity deterioration.

For example, treating AMD at an earlier stage when lesions are smaller could mean that fewer injections may be needed to maintain vision.

Intraocular injection with either bevacizumab or the variable fragment of a similar VEGF antibody, termed ranibizumab, can initially reverse the vision loss and then maintain vision.

Surgical removal of the cataract with intraocular lens implantation remains the only effective treatment available to restore or maintain vision [ 1– 4].

Long-term follow-up may help to establish the utility of intravitreal bevacizumab for diabetic macular edema, as well as determine the regimen of treatment to maintain vision and prevent recurrence.

To protect their eyes, the falcons use their nictitating membranes (third eyelids) to spread tears and clear debris from their eyes while maintaining vision.

At week 52, all 70 patients treated with IVT-AFL maintained vision; 23 of 24 (96%) of patients in the Rq4 group maintained vision (data not shown).

The primary endpoint was the proportion of patients who maintained vision (lost <15 ETDRS letters).

It is noteworthy that this level of maintaining vision was also achieved for the subgroup of patients with VA ≥20/40.

In the anecortave acetate group, 73% of patients maintained vision compared with 47% in the sham group.