No Shower for 3 Days After TreatmentMy story is very brief. A week after my treatment, I experienced irritation in my "bad" eye, the one with wet AMD...reactionscomments
"I Have Good News and Bad News. Which Do You Want First?"I have had everything you can get with eye issues... glaucoma, torn retina, cataracts, dry eye, and last — but probably the...reactionscomments
CSCR and Photodynamic TherapyI've been diagnosed with central serous chorioretinopathy (CSCR) and been told that there are no treatments available. I asked if I could...reactions1comment
Pretty Simple DayI don't do anything the night before an injection. I get an early morning appointment, as there are less people, so I...reactionscomments
Eye Injections and AREDSAfter beginning injections and receiving billing from my insurer for unknown medications and a unknown compound drug, I asked my provider, "How...reactionscomments
My Dry AMD storyWhen I was in my early forties, my optometrist told me that I had drusen. I had no idea at the time...reactionscomments
Morning Before InjectionsI use a neti pot to wash my nasal passages, which helps clear my sinuses. This helps a lot to eliminate pressure...reactionscomments
Eye Injection AftercareI have been getting injections for over 5 years starting with my left eye, then both eyes for two years, and now...reactions2comments
Life Goes OnI have always had excellent vision. In 2016 I experienced an issue with the vision portion of the driver's license test. I...reactionscomments
How I CopeI started writing music when I was 15. It’s the way I have always coped with life. Growing up in an abusive...reactionscomments
Living With GA and Dry EyeThe article by Sharon Moore pretty much recounts my own story. I get injections for geographic atrophy (GA) every 2 months. At...reactions5comments
Eye Injection AnxietyMy anxiety arose from pain afterwards. After a discussion with the optometrist, we worked out it was sensitivity to iodine. We did...reactionscomments
MD Runs in the Male Side of My FamilyDuring my late 30s and early 40s, I took care of my father who suffered from MD for 8 years. When he...reactions9comments
Pain After InjectionsI suffer immensely post-injection in both eyes. The doctor thinks it's the Betadine. I take prescribed pain pills (yes, plural), as it...reactionscomments
Not Quite Like the MajorityI have wet AMD in both eyes. I’ve been getting injections in my right eye for 5 years and in my left...reactionscomments
Mac ShotI've gotten one approximately every 10 weeks or so for almost 3 years. So far, I’ve never had a problem. I do...reactionscomments
Post-Injection PainI have no problems with the injections. It is the adverse reaction to Betadine. Agonizing pain. I am 77. I can usually...reactionscomments
No Pain from InjectionsMy ophthalmologist must be excellent because I have not experienced any pain from injections. The only things about the procedure that bother...reactionscomments
My AMD StoryI was first diagnosed with dry MD in May 2023. I did not take it very seriously because I had no symptoms...reactionscomments
Destruction by InjectionI was told I had macular degeneration by an optometrist. I had thought I only needed a slightly stronger pair of glasses...reactionscomments
