Tiny eye device could make big difference for millions with blinding disease
Wills Eye Hospital retinal surgeon Carl D. Regillo (lower left) operates on Melinda Roth's eye to implant a rice-grain-sized device. This device emits Lucentis as a treatment for Macular Degeneration. - Jessica Griffin/Staff Photographer
Melinda Roth feels fortunate. The vision in her left eye went from “a big black blotchy circle” to nearly normal thanks to a drug that stopped the growth of abnormal blood vessels. This is a new treatment for Macular Degeneration by Carl Regillo, MD, Director of the Wills Eye Hospital Retina Service. Click Here to Read more at Philly.com