Addresses a large AMD patient population with limited current treatment options. Current Wet AMD treatments are effective only on patients who are newly-diagnosed with Wet AMD, of which there are approximately 200,000 in the United States each year. RHEO Therapy, however, is a treatment for most patients in the Category 3 and Category 4 Dry AMD population, which, according to the AREDS Report, represents approximately 54% of the total U.S. Dry AMD patients, or currently approximately 8 million people. RHEO Therapy is not appropriate for everyone in the Category 3 and Category 4 Dry AMD population. For example, RHEO Therapy would not be appropriate for potential patients who may have existing ailments that would make it unsafe for them to receive any blood transfusion type procedure

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