Stories

After three years of Avastin injections, six years of Eylea injections, and now six months of Vabysmo injections, my retina specialist and I are finally seeing stability and some improvement...

I have been receiving intravitreal injections in one eye for about 1-1/2 years, one eye with wet macular degeneration. I had a friend who started getting them years ago and...

My doctor bandages the eye after the shot which I appreciate as that keeps me from scratching it in my sleep at night. I prefer getting the shot as late...

Yes, I usually close my eyes on the drive home, which is a 20-minute drive. Then when I get home, I go to bed and lay down for an hour...

COLORS! They play a big part in my life. I was blessed with being able to design and paint Santas. I chose Santas because they can bring a smile to...

Doesn’t “geographical atrophy” sound like it means the world is getting smaller? Well, in a way it does. GA is advanced MD. And I’ve given up night driving on my...

I was injected with Beovu by an ophthalmologist even though I wasn't having any sight problems. He said a scan showed that I had macular degeneration. After the second injection...

After 11 years of injections, my eye pressure got to the danger point, so the doctor had me undergo glaucoma surgery. My vision has been good ever since I started...

"Profound Difference In Image." That was my doctor's comment on seeing new images after 4 shots in three months. I am so grateful to him. I don't see the difference...

My discomfort with eye injections. I have been having eye injections for my wet AMD every six weeks. Truth speaking, I do really feel pain or discomfort every time I...

When I get home from an injection appointment, I cuddle, hug and give to my golden retriever - then I put my night eye mask on, and we nap. I...

I've been getting injections for over a year now. The last time, they were very uncomfortable for me. I live 18 miles from my doctor and the ride home was...

Both eyes are victims of MD. It usually takes two to three days for the reactions to the injections to calm. I am very pleased with my eye surgeon. I...

I've have had dry AMD for many years now, but this past February when I went for my checkup, the RS found an enlarged blood vessel and said I needed...

I’ve been attending Moorfields for injections for 5 years and none of the stories mentioned so far have any connection with my experience. Anesthetic drops are used just before the...

As of yesterday 8/30/22, I have had 8 injections. Each time I suffer excruciating pain, to put it mildly. It makes me crazy and I would rate in a 10+...

I was having an eye problem in early January of 2021. I went to my eye doctor and he immediately sent me to a retina specialist. He saw me the...

After I have my injections in both eyes my doctor gives me an artificial tear drop and also a drop of prednisone which helps tremendously for inflammation and discomfort. I...

If you have wet or dry macular degeneration you should always continue your care with an ophthalmologist and not an optometrist! I have dry and when I went in the...

At my last appointment in Boston, I was told my macular degeneration is caused by a lack of blood circulation to the choroid layer of my eye...the retina is starving...