Macula Edema

Hi,

Yep, I've had anti-VEGF jabs in the eye.. They sort of rotate the site with each injection.
There is a local anaesthetic used in the form of eye drops..

The cleaning of the area & the prep for the jab was more a faff than the actual "thing." (For me.)

Sparklebrightisright said:

Hi Jay Lee

Thankyou for the info how many do you need to have and do you have them repeated if it comes back again.



Sparklebrightisright.

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Well?
This started a few years back. I was diagnosed for the right eye & was initially given a course of 6 injections, one a month.
Then there was further scan monitoring. A couple more jabs which seemed to do the trick.
Then they discovered the left eye. I had another 4 jabs in the left. & a few more in the right.
In total, I may have had 11/12 jabs in the right & just 4 in the left.

But for the last 18 months 2 years, I've pretty much had the all clear..
They still monitor regularly & if it came back do what they have to do whilst I'm there..

But everybody responds differently to treatment & BG management is key to helping.

Of course with covid all this is up in the air..I recently had a letter from the ophthalmology department postponing my next check up.

I found the staff where I went companionate, professional people.

I appreciate the prospect of this may feel a bit daunting..