Premature babies can now routinely be given the drug ranibizumab on the NHS, to prevent blindness.
For the first time on the NHS in England, premature babies can now routinely be given a drug treatment to prevent blindness, advice says.
Ranibizumab injections into the eye can block the action of vascular endothelial growth factor, which promotes growth of new blood vessels. "I stayed with her for the procedure. Millie needed to have her eye clamped open but I was used to seeing that happen for her assessments. And the treatment was finished in a couple of minutes. That was much quicker than the laser surgery would have been. After the procedure, Millie spent a couple of days recovering.
Around 20 babies a year in England might need the drug treatment rather than laser therapy, experts believe.
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