County Durham- Hospitals

Avastin Has Similar Effect to Lucentis in Treating Most Common Cause of Blindness in the Developed W

The findings will also appear online shortly in the leading journal Ophthalmology Wet AMD is a common cause of loss of vision in older people In the UK around 70 per cent of people will experience severe loss of sight within two years of being diagnosed For four years a team of scientists and eye specialists from 23 hospitals and UK universities ... Read More

Peripheral Vascular Disease

Limb Saving Treatment Times Two Good Samaritan Hospital patients now have alternatives to the treatment of a painful condition known as peripheral vascular disease PVD This condition refers to the diseases of the blood vessels outside of the heart This involves the narrowing of the vessels that carry blood into the legs arms stomach kidneys and br... Read More