Drug combats vision loss disorder

A drug for treating the disease which is the biggest cause of sight loss in the UK could also help people regain some vision, research suggests.

A study involving 716 people in the New England Journal of Medicine found it slowed vision loss in 90% of patients, and improved vision for about a third.

Another drug, Macugen, and photodynamic therapy can halt the advance of AMD.

And there is preliminary evidence that Avastin, a drug used to treat cancer, may also potentially restore vision in a way similar to Lucentis, but at a cheaper cost.

Yet more medical advances! They seem to be occuring on a daily basis!