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Anti-VEGF Eye Injections: How They Treat Diabetic Retinopathy & AMD

Quick Overview Anti-VEGF eye injections block vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), a protein that promotes abnormal blood-vessel growth and increases vascular leakage in the eye. Anti-VEGF injections are a mainstay of treatment for neovascular (“wet”) age-related macular degeneration (AMD), diabetic macular oedema, and macular oedema associated with retinal vein occlusion. Many patients begin with a…