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Modified steroid has 'potential' for treating subfoveal CNV in AMD

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Fort Lauderdale, FL-Anecortave acetate (Alcon), a chemically modified steroid, acts in a unique way to suppress abnormal blood vessel growth in patients with subfoveal choroidal neovascularization (CNV) associated with age-related macular degeneration (AMD).

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