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<blockquote data-quote="agwagw" data-source="post: 2373640" data-attributes="member: 415845"><p>Hi Sedrah,</p><p></p><p>I had Eyelea injections in one eye for a year or so and it made a huge difference. Eyelea is more expensive then the common alternative, but the injections are less frequent and it is more effective according to published research.</p><p></p><p>The process is that you will have an eye test, dilating drops and probably an OCT scan and check by a consultant - a cross will be written on you forehead to show which eye is to be treated. A nurse will then give you pain killer drops and iodine antiseptic drops. You will then be sat in a reclining chair and a Dr or a nurse practioner will put a clip to hold your eyelids open, then more drops in and ask you to look to one side as they inject through the white of the eye. It is uncomfortable but less so than fitting the clip. The liquid that goes into the vitreous humour is visible for a while until it disperses into the vitreous - it looks a bit like a lava lamp, blobs moving around. Only takes an hour or so to vanish. My advice is to relax as much as possible and look at something to keep your eye completely still.</p><p></p><p>In my experience, our 'Nurse Injector' was fantastic - she was doing the procedure day in and day out. She took care to avoid small capillaries in the white of the eye. My one injection by the Dr led to a 'red eye' as there was a tiny bleed below the conjunctiva, it cleared up in a few days.</p><p></p><p>Out of interest, are you having the injections for macula swelling or proliferative retinopathy?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="agwagw, post: 2373640, member: 415845"] Hi Sedrah, I had Eyelea injections in one eye for a year or so and it made a huge difference. Eyelea is more expensive then the common alternative, but the injections are less frequent and it is more effective according to published research. The process is that you will have an eye test, dilating drops and probably an OCT scan and check by a consultant - a cross will be written on you forehead to show which eye is to be treated. A nurse will then give you pain killer drops and iodine antiseptic drops. You will then be sat in a reclining chair and a Dr or a nurse practioner will put a clip to hold your eyelids open, then more drops in and ask you to look to one side as they inject through the white of the eye. It is uncomfortable but less so than fitting the clip. The liquid that goes into the vitreous humour is visible for a while until it disperses into the vitreous - it looks a bit like a lava lamp, blobs moving around. Only takes an hour or so to vanish. My advice is to relax as much as possible and look at something to keep your eye completely still. In my experience, our 'Nurse Injector' was fantastic - she was doing the procedure day in and day out. She took care to avoid small capillaries in the white of the eye. My one injection by the Dr led to a 'red eye' as there was a tiny bleed below the conjunctiva, it cleared up in a few days. Out of interest, are you having the injections for macula swelling or proliferative retinopathy? [/QUOTE]
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