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Message: <blockquote data-quote="astralworld" data-source="post: 868770" data-attributes="member: 38714">My partner has already lost the sight in his left eye as he had a retinal vein occlusion but the consultant at the general hospital he attended did not refer him for this treatment and basically inferred that there was nothing to be done.  However when he started to get the same problem with his right eye he  attended  a private hospital in Spain, and, at huge cost, started laser and injection treatment which alleviated the progress of the disease.  We then found that the newer injections were available in the UK and he has has now had both laser treatment and a 6 month course of injections at Moorfields in London. This has had some success in as much that his sight  has not deteriorated any further and he now has to go back for 3 monthly check ups.He tells me that the injections don't actually hurt at the time due to the anaesthetic drops they put in first, but I know that for about 24 hours afterwards his eye is very uncomfortable. Once this clears up, he usually notices a slight improvement in vision when compared to before the treatment.  As he only has about 50% vision left in his "good" eye we have been very happy that, although they can't improve his sight, as the damage is permanent, they have, at least stopped it from getting any worse.Since your condition seems to have been diagnosed in the earlier stages, i would recommend these injections wholeheartedly despite the relatively minor discomfort involved. Yes, it's scary to have a needle put in your eye, but hugely preferable to permanently losing your sight.I hope this treatment works well for you.</blockquote>

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