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Geographic atrophy is a subtype of advanced age-related macular degeneration (AMD). It causes blind spots in the center of vision and a permanent loss of visual sharpness. AMD progresses through ...

But until recently, we haven’t had any therapeutics to target the root cause of geographic atrophy, an advanced form of dry AMD. Pegcetacoplan (Syfovre) is the first FDA-approved drug to slow ...

Geographic atrophy (GA) can be visually confusing. People often tell me that one minute they see something, and the next minute they don’t. For example, the word you’re reading might be “she ...

Learn more at www.astellas.com. 3 Colijn JM, Liefers B, Joachim N, et al. Enlargement of geographic atrophy from first diagnosis to end of life. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2021;139(7):743–750.