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Gov’t will cover cost of drug to treat eye condition

A sight-saving treatment for people suffering with the debilitating effects of age-related macular degeneration (ARMD) will soon be available to Manitobans at no cost.

Lucentis — a drug injection that can stop and even reverse eye damage caused by ARMD — will be provided free of charge through a centralized vision program at the Misericordia Eye Care Centre of Excellence in Winnipeg as of June 1, Health Minister Theresa Oswald announced on Thursday.

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