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Wet AMD Patients: Injection Schedule

How often are you receiving injections? Do you feel that they're happening too often, or not enough? How does your doctor feel about the cadence of injections? Your response may...

Driving with MD

This post is directed at Wendy regarding her 90 year old father. Wendy, you state that your father had injections for many years - until 90 and he was able...

Changing treatment plans

Have you ever had to change treatment plans? If so, did you bring this up, or did your eye doctor suggest it? Share any advice for someone who may be...

Lumi Thera treatments, using the valeda machine

The clinics are all over Europe. I spent four weeks in Switzerland to receive the treatments; 3 each week for 3 weeks. and a fourth week so the doctor can...

AMD (wet) - Round One

I recently learned of this eye disease - which I now have. I have had one injection -- not bad. I guess the problem I have with this particular disease...

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?"...

Port Delivery System

Has anyone used the Port Delivery System for treatment of their wet macular degeneration, instead of injections. I would appreciate your comments, positive or negative, on this implant to deliver...

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...

Red Light Therapy

Over recent weeks the subject of red light therapy (RLT) has been mentioned. Early research indicates it might be helpful but it needs more research to ensure it’s effective and...

Terrible pain during injection

I just had my first injection for wet macular degeneration several weeks ago. The drops given me prior to the injection, allegedly to anesthetize the eye, felt like acid being...

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