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Topical Dexamethasone Counters Intravitreal Ivermectin-Induced Ocular Toxicity in a Rabbit Model
CONCLUSIONS: Intravitreal Ivermectin incites severe inflammatory response. Topical dexamethasone counters the ocular toxicity incited by Ivermectin.PMID:38501588 | DOI:10.1080/02713683.2024.2330520 (Source: Current Eye Research)
Source: Current Eye Research - March 19, 2024 Category: Opthalmology Authors: S K K Rijaul Namrata Maity Aditya Konar Sarbani Hazra Source Type: research

Inherited retinal dystrophies and orphan designations in the European Union
Eur J Ophthalmol. 2024 Mar 18:11206721241236214. doi: 10.1177/11206721241236214. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTInherited Retinal Dystrophies (IRD) are diverse rare diseases that affect the retina and lead to visual impairment or blindness. Research in this field is ongoing, with over 60 EU orphan medicinal products designated in this therapeutic area by the Committee for Orphan Medicinal Products (COMP) at the European Medicines Agency (EMA). Up to now, COMP has used traditional disease terms, like retinitis pigmentosa, for orphan designation regardless of the product's mechanism of action. The COMP reviewed the designatio...
Source: European Journal of Ophthalmology - March 19, 2024 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Jane Moseley Tim Leest Kristina Larsson Armando Magrelli Violeta Stoyanova-Beninska Source Type: research