black dot in field of vision

[Spottedog]

I got my last eye injection, Eyela, on 12-22. I'm still fighting with a black pinpoint floater in my vision. Has anyone else experienced this ? If so how long before it goes away? It's quite annoying when trying to focus and it roams into my field of vision.

[Koalajane]

I have had floaters after injections but they usually have gone by the following day. Can you ring your eye clinic to check

[Spottedog in reply to Koalajane]

Thanks U.S . doesn’t usually work that way. I have to wait for next appt which is the end of the month

[Koalajane in reply to Spottedog]

Are you not able to contact the clinic if you have problems after injection. I’m UK we are given a letter with details of who to contact if we have problems(which can happen) after the injection.

[Retired130]

I am in the US & my Retina Specialist's office always accepts calls when there is a problem or a concern & quickly sets up an appointment ASAP to check it out. This "floater" should be long gone by now. I hope they did not use a silicone coated syringe for the injection & the "floater" is not a silicone bubble. Call them up & voice your concerns & ask for an appointment to check the problem ASAP.

[MikeG1944]

Hi Spottedog; I'm in the UK and had a silicon bubble after my 1st injection; luckily I only notice it about once a week for a minute so it doesn't bother me and it is very small. They can remove it by sucking it out with a very small capillary glass tube, and may do it for free as it was their fault using the wrong syringe. If it's a bother you don't have to live with it.

Mike.

[Hidden in reply to MikeG1944]

Mike That is horrendous. There is no excuse in the UK, assuming it was an NHS clinic, for using a syringe that is intended for diabetic not ocular use. If you have continuing issues it is a case to refer to PALS if only to ensure it does not happen again to others.

If it was a private clinic injection then it is appallingly bad practice done to cut costs.

[MikeG1944 in reply to Hidden]

It was done before the notice went round to consultants to tell them not to use that kind of syringe. As it was a rarity I guess they didn't realise it could happen. It doesn't bother me and I can live with it, probably safer that having another op just to remove it. Haven't even noticed it for a couple of weeks.

Mike.

[Jihm in reply to MikeG1944]

In the US they still use the old syringes with the stick-on needles that come with preloaded Avastin shots, and they pretend there is no increased risk of a silicon bubble with them. I have had a silicon bubble from one of those Avastin shots for quite a long while now - perhaps a year or so. That is why I wanted to, and did, switch to Eylea - which does not come in those preloaded syringes with the stick-on needles. The bubble stayed in my field of vision for months, but eventually drifted up (rather than down) out

of my field of vision. I have had it come back again briefly one time when I was doing some work on something near the floor with my head bent down. Eylea is very expensive in the US, and every shot means phone calls to the insurance company - endless hassles. I hope our US healthcare non-system will improve after the 2020 elections, but because of how our senate seats are allocated, I don't think it will.

[MikeG1944 in reply to Jihm]

Hi Jihm; they tend to use Eylea her in the UK; they cost around £800 a shot on the NHS. I think they were some while ago thinking of Avastin but it was considered inferior to Eylea so I think the consultants preferred it. It's a pity you haven't got something like the NHS over there but I guess it's all to do with money and politics.

[Jihm in reply to MikeG1944]

Yes, Mike - money & politics is right!

[Hidden]

Floaters are common whether you've had an inj or not, though I think more likely if you have. I had them before and after. Completely disappeared after cataract op - guess they got sucked out!

Came back after next inj.

Just got to live with them. My understanding is only worry if lots of new ones and/or they don't move.

Definitely call your clinic for advice.