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Injection Protocol for EyleaHD

My dry AMD just turned to wet in my right eye. I got my second shot of EyleaHD yesterday, and the doctor said to come back in six weeks. I...

Changing to Vabysmo

I'm thinking of asking my RS to change me from Eylea to Vabysmo (if appropriate) to try to get a longer break between shots. Has anyone's doctor changed them to...

Anyone had eye injections with a cataract

I don’t know if I should have cataract removed before starting injections in right eye. I have already had an injection in left eye but cataract was already removed. Will...

Any tips for reducing pain with shots?

Before getting my first shot in my eye EVERYONE told me: “You won’t feel a thing! Just pressure.” Well…..I feel PAIN. I feel the needle and I feel the flow...

Latest Injection - #3

I had the third injection last week - I have graduated to a 5-week schedule. My visual acuity, while still not great, improved to 20/150. I am hoping this is...

Legally Blind One Eye

I did not understand macular edema is actually wet amd. My eye was left untreated for too long apparently - although I was told prn by my RA I thought...

5 week wait for first eye injection

How do others feel about this length wait? It scares me. Very new to Wet MD. A sudden bleed with blurred vision a week ago is now diagnosed and an...

Treatment when leakage stops. Did you have "just in case" injections?

If your wet macular degeneration appeared to dry up for a while (the leakage stopped), did your retinal specialist continue to give you injections for a period "just in case?"...

eye drops & the drive home

I don't know about the rest of you...but when the doctor/assistant tells me I CAN drive home (with sunglasses) after getting drops...I want to tell him that yes, I can...

Scar tissue from injections

Has anyone developed scar tissue in the eye from injections? How long, or how many injections did it take for the scar tissue to form? Did you have to discontinue...

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