Radiotherapy delivered by robots could improve treatment for common eye disease

Radiotherapy administered by robots could improve treatment for a debilitating eye condition, a trial has found.

The approach means patients would no longer require regular injections into their eye to preserve their vision.

The savings made from a fall in the number of jabs were also larger than the cost of the robot-controlled radiotherapy, researchers said.

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is