17 September 2021 - The U.S. FDA today approved Byooviz (ranibizumab-nuna) as the first biosimilar to Lucentis (ranibizumab injection) for the treatment of several eye diseases and conditions, including neovascular (wet) age-related macular degeneration, a leading cause of vision loss and blindness for Americans aged 65 years and older. 

Byooviz is also approved to treat macular oedema (fluid build-up) following retinal vein occlusion (blockage of veins in the retina) and myopic choroidal neovascularization, a vision-threatening complication of myopia (nearsightedness).

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