Positive phase II data highlights benefits of Alcon's RTH258 for patients with neovascular (wet) age-related macular degeneration - Seite 3
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*Aflibercept is marketed under the brand name of Eylea® in the United States by Regeneron and outside the United States by Bayer, and is a prescription medicine for the treatment of patients with wet AMD, macular edema following retinal vein occlusion (RVO), and diabetic macular edema (DME).
References
[1] National Eye Institute. Facts About Age-Related Macular Degeneration. http://www.nei.nih.gov/health/maculardegen/armd_facts.asp.
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