MODEL RELEASED. Treatment for macular degeneration. Scissors being used to cut surgical film that has been placed across a patient's eye prior to treatment for age-related macular degeneration (AMD). During the operation,the eye will be cleaned with an iodine solution,local anaesthetic applied,and the eye injected with Lucentis (ranibizumab). This is a monoclonal antibody that treats the vascular damage to the retina seen in AMD. Lucentis prevents abnormal retinal blood vessels forming,and dries up leaking blood vessels | |
Lizenzart: | Lizenzpflichtig |
Credit: | Science Photo Library / Marazzi, Dr. P. |
Bildgröße: | 5138 px × 3425 px |
Modell-Rechte: | vorhanden |
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