Albany, NY -- (SBWIRE) -- 01/17/2017 -- The only successful treatment option that is available commercially in the market for CNVs include intravitreal (direct to the eye) injections of anti-VEGF drugs to control the neovascularization and reduce the fluid accumulated. The most common anti-VGEF compounds are Ranibizumab (Trade name: Lucentis), Bevacizumab (Trade name: Avastin) and the novel drug Pegaptanib (Trade name: Macugen). These drugs belong to a class called anti-angiogenic drugs, their primary objective being the inhibition of the growth of new blood vessels. Anti angiogenic drugs are more commonly used for cancer treatment, where cancerous cells promote angiogenesis resulting in the proliferation of cells in large numbers, thus forming tumors. Bevacizumab is a successfully used cost effective drug for the treatment of cancer as well as AMD related CNVs with a very high half life (more than twice) in comparison with Ranibizumab. However chances of adverse effects with Bevacizumab are comparatively higher, hence Ranibizumab (Lucentis) is now currently the most effectively and safely used treatment for CNV. Pegaptanib on the other hand is in Phase IV of the clinical trials wherein only 1000 patients so far have been treated with significant success rate.