Disease or Syndrome: Retinal Vascular Occlusion

Medical news and research articles

Study shows virus that causes COVID-19 can penetrate blood-retinal-barrier and could damage vision

The blood-retinal barrier is designed to protect our vision from infections by preventing microbial pathogens from reaching the retina where they could trigger an inflammatory response with potential vision loss. But researchers ...

May 14, 2024

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An antibody-based drug triggers rare inflammatory eye problems in macular degeneration patients

A drug approved in 2019 for macular degeneration apparently caused rare retinal side effects because of its interactions with the human immune system, two new studies have concluded.

Mar 31, 2023 feature

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