Are There Any Clinical Trials On New Treatments?
Edited by Guy Slowik MD FRCS. Last updated on June 28th 2011
Clinical trials do provide people with the earliest possible access to potential new treatments for a disease. In addition to the benefits, there are potential risks of being in a clinical trial. The new treatment, for instance, may not be effective and may have unrecognized side effects.
Among the trials underway are surgery to remove abnormal vessels and anti-angiogenesis drugs to stop leaking blood vessels.
A list of clinical trials at almost 50,000 locations nationwide is available at http://www.clinicaltrials.gov. Check it regularly for new AMD clinical trials.
