
Segundo um estudo publicado no New England Journal of Medicine, a utilização de injecções de Lucentis, em cerca de 716 pessoas que sofriam daquela doença, deu estes resultados:
- found it slowed vision loss in 90% of patients.
- and improved vision for about a third.
Uma descrição breve da doença na visão (AMD): "Wet AMD, which is very aggressive and responsible for 90% of cases of blindness caused by the condition, results in new blood vessels growing behind the retina, which causes bleeding and scarring".
Factores que conduzem à AMD: "Factors thought to increase the risk of developing the condition include increasing age, smoking and genetic factors".