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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Montreal" data-source="post: 1827961" data-attributes="member: 482163">I can tell you that nearly four years ago, after nearly 25 years of Type 1, Diabetes, and knowing for over two years that I had had background retinopathy, macular edema (DME) hit me on my right eye. This was out of the blue, with my vision acuity dropping to 60%.Due to the location of the leakage, close to the fovea, laser was ruled out. That left only Anti-VEGF as a viable option.One thing I have to say - they worked, thanks God. My vision was restored over the next four months to 100%. It is still so.The caveat - Anti-VEGF injections (Eylea) are no permanent solution. In case of persistent DME, they will be required again. Since 2014, I had on average 3-5 injections per year, with only 2016 being "injection free". Pleasant it is not, but hey, for maintaining good vision I'd be more than happy to go through this every morning.</blockquote>

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