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Yearly Archives: 2014
Progress with stem cell research
Birdshot Uveitis Society has noticed that there have been a lot of new development on stem cell research in the news lately which offer new hope to those whose rods and cones are losing their function. Here are a few examples which caught our eye in January and which offer hope for Birdshotters in the future:- Continue reading
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The National Birdshot Research Network (NBRN)
The National Birdshot Research Network will next meet on Thursday 13th March in London at St Thomas Hospital in the afternoon. Continue reading
Intravitreal bevacizumab (Avastin®) versus triamcinolone (Volon A®)
Birdshotters who have been receiving Avastin® to deal with their macula oedema will no doubt be interested to read the results of this recent study which compares intravitreal bevacizumab (Avastin®) versus the steroid triamcinolone. The trial in question concerned people with diabetic macula oedema. Continue reading