Age Related Macular Degeneration May be Prevented with Macugen年齡相關性黃斑變性可預防macugen
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of blindness in older patients in US and the developed world.年齡相關性黃斑變性（ AMD ）是導致失明的老年患者，在美國和發達世界。 Pegaptanib sodium (Macugen) is a new treatment for exudative AMD, and has been shown to stabilize vision in approximately 70 percent of cases. pegaptanib鈉（ macugen ）是一種新的治療性滲出性AMD公司，並已顯示出穩定的視野，在大約70 ％的案件。
The researchers found that at week 54, 76 percent of patients in group 1 receiving pegaptanib lost fewer than 15 letters or three lines of vision on the ETDRS eye chart, compared with 50 percent of patients undergoing usual care.研究人員發現，在54週，有76 ％的患者在第1組接受pegaptanib失去了不少於15個字母，或三線的視野就etdrs眼圖相比， 50 ％的患者通常照顧。 A number of patients treated with pegaptanib even regained some sight.一些治療的病人與pegaptanib ，甚至恢復了一些視線。
The study found that early detection and treatment of age-related macular degeneration with pegaptanib sodium may enable AMD patients to maintain and, in some cases, regain vision.研究發現，早期發現和治療年齡相關性黃斑變性與pegaptanib鈉可能使AMD的患者，以維持和，在某些情況下，恢復視覺。
As a result, the Jules Stein Eye Institute is launching a prospective, open-label, multi-center trial to evaluate the efficacy and safety of pegaptanib in 40 patients with early onset of AMD.因此，朱斯坦眼科研究所是開展前瞻性，開放標籤，多中心試驗，以評估療效和安全性pegaptanib在40例早發性的AMD公司。
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October 29th, 2007 at 4:44 pm 2007年10月29日在下午4時44分
My father, who is 80 years old, has MD.我的父親，他是80歲，已海事處。 We have sought every area of help available, and it simply is what it is.我們曾徵詢的各個領域提供幫助，它根本是什麼。 However, I wonder if you know of any support groups, groups to assist in finding activities or ways of attending activities without becoming frustrated and choosing to stay inside.不過，我不知道，如果你知道任何支援小組，組，以協助調查活動或方式參加活動，成為沮喪和選擇留在室內。