Seven months after the FDA signed off on a reintroduction of Roche’s eye implant Susvimo, the U.S. regulator has broadened its label as a treatment for diabetic macular edema (DME), which is the leading cause of diabetes-related blindness.

Roche’s Susvimo, a refillable eye implant for diabetic macular edema, provides continuous delivery of ranibizumab, showing sustained vision improvements with fewer treatments than standard eye injections.

Genentech initially won Food and Drug Administration approval of the refillable implant in 2021 for patients with we