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Swiss Approve AMD Treatment Using Coherent Laser

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SANTA CLARA, Calif., Dec. 20 -- Coherent Inc. announced that the Swiss Regulatory Agency, Interkantonale Kontrollstelle für Heilmittel, has approved the marketing of Visudyne for treatment of the wet form of age-related macular degeneration (AMD). According to Coherent, the granting of a monitored release is common practice for new chemical entities in Switzerland; it requires that safety updates be submitted to the agency over a two-year period. The action clears Coherent's Opal Photoactivator laser -- already CE-mark approved -- for use in treating patients with the disease. In...Read full article

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    Published: December 1999
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