Stopping injections for wet macular degeneration
Has anyone with wet macular degeneration been asked by their doctor to consider stopping injections if they aren't working any more? A Community Member is facing this decision after more than 3 years, as she's legally blind now in her wet eye. Her doctor says the injections can't help her sight now, but that there are risks associated with stopping the injections, such as retinal/tear detachment, infection, hemorrhage and more. It would be good not to have injections, but the risks are concerning her.
If you have been in this situation, how did you handle it? Did you stop the injections? Were the risks associated with stopping explained to you? Please share with us. Wendy, Patient Leader.
Sounds like a terrible situation. I think with all of the risks listed, if injections were stopped, I would keep on getting them. I really don't understand a doctor that would suggest stopping them considering the downsides. Hmmm. Do not understand the doctor. My two cents.
thanks for your response and support. I suppose the doctor felt obliged to advise her that the shots would no longer "help" her sight in the normal sense of the words. I hope we can get some more responses to this. Best wishes, Wendy, Patient Leader.
I’m confused. My wife has wet Macular in one eye. She was getting shots, but hasn’t needed one for 3 years. She’s had no retinal detachment….no….nothing. She continues to be checked every 3-4 months.
thanks for commenting. It sounds as if the shots are working well for your wife and there is no leakage for her at the moment, so her shots are on hold. Our community member asking this question still has leakage and is now legally blind in that eye. The shots can't help her sight but there are possible consequences of stopping them. She has a choice to stop them or continue. I hope this explains it. Wendy, Patient Leader.
Thanks…that makes sense!
