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Vitreomacular adhesion (VMA) is a human medical condition where the vitreous gel (or simply vitreous, AKA vitreous humour) of the human eye adheres to the retina in an abnormally strong manner. As the eye ages, it is common for the vitreous to separate from the retina.
Ocriplasmin, sold under the brand name Jetrea, is a recombinant protease with activity against fibronectin and laminin, components of the vitreoretinal interface.It is used for treatment of symptomatic vitreomacular adhesion, for which it received FDA approval on 17 October 2012.
"The International Vitreomacular Traction Study Group classification of vitreomacular adhesion, traction, and macular hole [43]" Authors: Jay S Duker, Peter K Kaiser, Susanne Binder, Marc D de Smet, Alain Gaudric, Elias Reichel, SriniVas R Sadda, Jerry Sebag, Richard F Spaide, Peter Stalmans, Ophthalmology 120 (12), 2611-2619, 2013.
Following his own success story, Beckham is now partnering with Arcutis Biotherapeutics and Zoryve to raise awareness of seborrheic dermatitis and help others avoid living without treatment for years.
The Jet Rescue Air Ambulance plane had been taking 11-year-old Valentina Guzmán Murillo and her mother, Lizeth Murillo Osuna, back home to Mexico after the little girl underwent medical treatment ...
Macular hole on the right eye Classification of Vitreomacular Adhesion, Traction, and Macular Hole (IVTS 2013). Macular degeneration is a condition affecting the tissues lying under the retina, while a macular hole involves damage from within the eye, at the junction between the vitreous and the retina itself.
The new drug is intended for treatment of moderate to severe acute pain in adults. Common Pain Reliever Could Cause Medical Complications In Some People Over 65, Study Suggests.
Vitreomacular traction syndrome (VTS) is a medical condition in the eye that is the result of tractional forces (pulling) being placed on the retina. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] VTS is common in people who have an incomplete posterior vitreous detachment, a type of retinal detachment at the periphery of the retina. [ 1 ]