MODEL RELEASED. Treatment for macular degeneration. Iodine eye drops being added to clean a patient's eye prior to treatment for age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Retractors are being used to hold back the eyelids. Following the iodine cleaning,the eye will be numbed with local anaesthetic and 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. |
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