A:Cribbing is when a horse places its front teeth on a horizontal surface, arches its neck, and pulls backwards. This behavior is usually associated with a grunting noise as the horse gulps air, and is often referred to as wind sucking or aerophagia. This is a vice that many stalled horses pick up because of boredom.
For the wet form of macular degeneration, injections of Macugen, Lucentis, Avastin or Eylea are made directly into the eye. The above-mentioned cancer drug Avastin is considerably less expensive and appears to produce similar results in macular degeneration treatment, though it is not FDA-approved for this use. The Lucentis vs. Avastin debate continues while an ongoing clinical trial compares outcomes and safety of the two treatments.
If you have age-related macular degeneration (AMD), consider Vitalux Â® AREDS Formula â named for the Age-Related Eye Disease Study, specifically formulated to include the AREDS ingredients shown to delay the progression of AMD.