Assertion: macular degeneration's treatment | /r/HasProperty | effective
Facets:
value: very
type: DEGREE
value: for age-related macular degeneration
type: PURPOSE
value: in about half the cases
type: TEMPORAL
value: over the past decade
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: Over the past decade, new treatments to counteract the effect of VEGF have been found to be very effective in reducing blindness in people with wet AMD," Jumper says.
text: This treatment is effective in about half the cases but results may be temporary.
text: In order to receive approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), a new drug or treatment must be proven to be both safe and effective by undergoing a rigorous series of controlled unbiased studies.
text: Scientists have said that they may finally have found a treatment that is actually effective for age-related macular degeneration (AMD), which is the number one cause of blindness in the elderly.
text: Even if you have a progressive form of AMD (know as wet AMD), treatment is highly effective and any vision loss is contained to the central part of your sight—
text: For treatment to be effective and help protect the vision you have, it is vital that wet AMD be caught early, before it spreads to a part of the macula where treatment is not an option and before it destroys central vision.
text: For treatment to be effective and help protect the vision you have, it is vital that wet AMD be caught early, before it spreads to a part of the macula where treatment is not an option and before it destroys central vision.
text: In order to receive approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), a new drug or treatment must be proven to be both safe and effective by undergoing a rigorous series of controlled unbiased studies.
text: These treatments may be effective in slowing the progression of wet macular degeneration and are sometimes used in combination with VEGF inhibitors.
text: People with AMD need to know how to monitor their condition to detect future problems in time for treatment to be effective.