Floaters after Lucentis

[emma1210]

Hi,

I had my first injection of Lucentis 9days ago, but I still have two quite big floaters in my vision.

Is this normal? I returned for a check up mid-week and the Edema at the back of my eye had gone down a lot. There was no inflammation, but my vision is still really bad.

The floaters are incredibly frustrating. Will they go? Or should they have by now?

[springcross]

Hi emma. I think that's rather a long time to still be getting large floaters. I would ring the Macular Society for advice on this number - Telephone Advice and Information Service 0300 3030 111. Tell them about your vision being really bad too. Good luck.

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hi emma1210, floaters are quite common and can hang around - very annoying!

If you're at all concerned call your eye clinic - they will be pleased to help you, especially in these early days where you're just learning what's "normal" for you after an injection.

I think the Macular Society website might have guidance on them too, they have loads of good info plus helpline and groups that meet/buddies/FB pages etc.

Great to hear the oedema has reduced significantly!

As to blurriness, that might reduce, might not - the inj are to stabilise the eye, stop it getting worse - not everyone gets actual improvement, it depends on the individual circumstances. Still early days though so try to relax. Even just one inj has had a great effect so far for you.

Best wishes going forwards x

[Retired130]

I hope they are just floaters and they should disappear. However, 9 days is quite a long time for floaters.

The reason I said, "I HOPE" they are floaters is because Lucentis oftentimes ships to the doctor prefilled in a syringe and sometimes (or many times) it is in a syringe with a silicone coating & there have been many many documented cases of that silicone coating remaining in the eye - sometimes permenently.

So, make sure to ask, when you get your next shot, if the Lucentis is delivered in a pre-filled syringe. If it is, then ask if it is a syringe with a silicone coated needle.

Now a silicone coated syringe is needed (maybe even required) for a person with diabetes. But, if you don't have diabetes, you should insist on a syringe with no silicone coating.

I get an Eylea injection, but as I don't have diabetes, my doctor gets the Eylea delivered in a tiny bottle & he fills his own non-silicone coated syringe from the tiny bottle, so there is no danger of me possibly getting a silicone coated needle from the manufacturer.

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Hi Emma Ordinary floaters can sometimes be caused by the injection and might hang around for some time.

Not sure where you are, if you are in the UK then it is highly unlikely that a silicone coated syringe has been used. If you are in a country where one might have been used then, so far as I am aware, the only remedy would be a vitrectomy to replace the vitreous in the eye.

Very definitely contact your clinic for advice.

[JJnan]

I had floaters every time after lucentis .some big some small ..they are annoying but I found they reduced in couple days

Since being on Eylea I dont get floaters.....but if they dont disperse after few days I would ring clinic xx