New macular degeneration treatments could offer superior durability to current anti-vascular endothelial growth factor therapy (anti-VEGF). But new drugs must have a similar safety profile to existing therapies to be competitive, according to a UBS briefing note. The macular degeneration treatment landscape changed significantly in 2005 when FDA approved Macugen (pegaptanib sodium injection) from Pfizer (NYSE:PFE) to…