Macular diseases cause blindness and treatment costs millions. Here is how to look after yours
- Written by Justine R. Smith, Professor of Eye & Vision Health, Flinders University
ShutterstockThe single most expensive drug for the Australian government today, costing more than A$400 million per year, is one called aflibercept. It stops the growth and “leakiness” of blood vessels, and is given to treat a range of different eye diseases. These diseases have one thing in common: they all affect a piece of tissue...





