Another study is experimenting with the possibility of using eye drops to treat macular degeneration. It is a far superior method compared to the discomfort and pain of injection - the current predominant way of delivery. This advantage is summed up in the first sentence of this Huffington Post article: "A drop a day might soon keep blindness away."
In short, it is easy, convenient and likely to be cheaper compared to injections. Good news all round for patients. Click here to read this latest eye drops experiment by Tufts University in Massachusetts.
There are previous attempts at devising an eye drop solution to treatment. Remember the shark eye drops story which we posted here in June this year? Or even this project from Texas, first reported on in 2008?
In any case, the move away from injections to eye drops is an exciting one. Not only could it be a further form of treatment for macular degeneration, but it could also be a far more economical and comfortable one for all of us.
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