The implant makes a big difference in treatment because it allows us to give a very small, targeted dose of the medication directly where it needs to go, which is inside the eye. We no longer have to give a person large doses of medicine, which basically treat the entire body, in order to reach the eye. |
The whole idea of developing the implant is to provide a consistent delivery of medication that can quiet down the inflammation within the eye without causing side-effects elsewhere in the body. We can potentially then get people off all the other medications they have needed for years, many of which cause significant side-effects and are uncomfortable, making the patient fairly miserable. |