Those people who have family members with macular degeneration are at increased risk. People who smoke are also at increased risk.
Diagnosis is done by retina specialists by performing dilated eye examination. However, to find out the extent of the disease process, investigations such as OCT (optical coherence tomography), fluoresciein angiogram need to be done. Doctors choose the investigations depending upon the need and availability of the tests.
Macular degeneration is not completely curable. If the condition is diagnosed at an early stage, with treatment, it is possible to stop the progression of the disease and there might even be some improvement in vision. However, if the disease is diagnosed at late stage, even with treatment it is hard to improve vision.
Till date, there has not been any surgical techniques developed to treat macular degeneration.
As of now, there is no treatment to cure ARMD. Treatments that are available are mainly to stop the progression of the disease. For dry type, doctors prescribe vitamins to improve retinal health. Cessation of smoking is very important to stop the progression of the disease. It is also very important for the patients to have their eyes checked by a retina specialist every 3-6 months. That way, it is possible to start treatment with injections if the retina turns from dry to wet.
Bevacizumab, Ranibizumab biosimilar and Ranibizumab
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Our waiting time to begin the first evaluation is 20 minutes to 1 hour.
We are located in different parts of Nepal. The cities we are located in are Kathmandu, Batar and Galchhi.
