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Ophthalmologic Drug Guide

By PhD , Christopher J. Rapuano MD , Douglas J. Rhee MD , Kathryn A. Colby MD , Lucia Sobrin MD (auth.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer New York
Year
2007
ISBN
978-0-387-33251-2, 978-0-387-49964-2
DOI
10.1007/978-0-387-49964-2
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
791 kB (810388 bytes)
Pages
142 p.Show next edition\143
Orientation
yes
Scanned
yes
Time added
2013-10-19 19:15:36
Ophthalmology

Description

Ophthalmology has long been considered a surgical area because so many disorders/diseases are treated surgically rather than medically. In the past ten years, however, there have been considerable therapeutic breakthroughs in non-surgical treatments. For instance, anti-glaucoma agents have become increasingly effective. This edition includes a new chapter for retinal disease. There are now several pharmaceutical agents being used to treat these diseases. Specifically, age-related macular degeneration has many new products – macugen, lucentis, etc. – and intraocular infections are primarily treated with intravitreal medications. Additionally, the anti-allergy and dry eye markets have grown tremendously in the last 2-3 years (endura, restasis, xibrom, etc).

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