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Dr. Hagan

by Avenger1212, Jun 23, 2009 01:41PM
I believe I finally found the injection that would disolve the vitreous gel, ending PVD and floaters and any other issue caused by this stuff.  Can you confirm this is what you've been reffering to?

http://www.medhelp.org/posts/Eye-Care/Maybe-PVD-are-not-that-bad-after-all/show/702417

http://www.revoptom.com/index.asp?page=2_14068.htm

This sounds like something of a miracle drug for diabetics, that could really help others too.  I would like to volunteer to be one of your first patients to use this if it proves safe and effective!

Do you anticipate that should this work as people hope, it could be a regular treatment for just about everyone like having wisdom teeth removed?  It seems to me, from what I've read in the last couple of weeks, vitreous gel is the cuplprit for way too many visual problems that plague so many people.

I know I'm excited about this one.  :)
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by John C Hagan III, MD, FACS, Jun 23, 2009 01:58PM
Yes that is the drug of which I spoke. No I have no idea what stage the testing is. When available I suspect it will not be used for the common annoying floater due to the costs plus almost everyone over 50 has floaters. There will be specific indications.

JCH MD

by Avenger1212, Jun 23, 2009 02:27PM
To: John C Hagan III, MD, FACS
I turn 30 this July.  I would gladly pay the costs to not live the rest of my life with floaters.  The worst one I have sits at the bottom of my eye and flies up into the center of my vision every other time I look up.  It's round and about the size of a BB or a pea to my eye (thankfully semitransparent), and has a wide skirt of cloudyness with little floaters stuck in it.  When it fully enters my vision it'll cast a cloud over about 1/5 of my sight.  It likes to twirl around like a marching band flag.  I used to think it was a mouse running accross the floor.  Even just having this eye taken care of would be a huge improvement.  I hope this is something that might be a solution for that.

Thanks for always answering my questions and for providing hope.  And, like I said before, I'll be first in line for this if it becomes something approved for floaters.  I live in Springfield, so I can be in your KC clinic in about 2 1/2 hours assuming that's where you're still located.

by Avenger1212, Jun 23, 2009 03:25PM
If you're interested, here's the status of the development of the product.  Apparently it's in phase 3.

http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT00664183?term=NCT00664183&rank=1

by John C Hagan III, MD, FACS, Jun 23, 2009 04:07PM
Okay thanks for the information.
JCH MD
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