Eye Medicine Now Approved to Treat All Forms of Diabetic Retinopathy

On April 17, 2017, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) expanded the approved use of eye medicine Lucentis (ranibizumab injection) to include treatment of all forms of diabetic retinopathy. 
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