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Dense black circle in vision after Eyelea injection

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Has anyone else experienced this please? It is not like a floater as it is so dense and clear and completely circular. It is very disturbing. Thank you.

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springcross

Hi photomon9. This is quite normal after Eylea injections (and other anti-VEGF injections) if it is within two or three days of injection. It's the injection fluid and eventually gets absorbed by the eye. I've had what looks like black polo mints or black blobs or large black floaters. When did you have the injection?

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photomon9 in reply to springcross

Thank you so much for your reply. It was reassuring. I had the injection earlier today. I have been having Eylea for several years but never had anything like this before.

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springcross in reply to photomon9

I've had it on several occasions and I think you may eventually find that so have so many others on here too. Don't worry. It really frightened me when I first saw it which I think was on my second injection over two years ago and then I seemed to have it for a few injections after that but I rarely get it now, only on the odd occasion. x

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photomon9 in reply to springcross

Thank you again for taking the time to reply and reassure me.. It is very frightening when you get it for the first time.

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springcross in reply to photomon9

You're very welcome.

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photomon9 in reply to springcross

The black disc had gone when I woke this morning. What a relief! I shan’t be so frightened if it happens again.

Thank you springcross .

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springcross in reply to photomon9

I'm really glad for you photomon and you're very welcome. xx

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1814war

Yes, had a black circle after shot, it went away the next morning!

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photomon9 in reply to 1814war

Thank you for your reply. It was very disturbing!

Normal. I have had avastin and lucentis and eleya and I have this it comes and goes. Someone trying to train me told me to try and use the side vision more often than straight ahead.

Hope this helps

Holly

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Thank you for your help.

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Joankelley

I, too, have had the “black polo circles”, and they ALWAYS have dissipated within a day. I read about them right HERE, so I was prepared.....it seems the polos are a very common side effect, and eventually they will happen to almost everyone. In my experience since last March, those are the least worrisome side effects. I have had painless red eye for a week, too. I am fine with that.

Three times I have experienced temporary total blindness in my injected eye! That sudden side effect right after injection lasted only 5 minutes, but it was very frightening, for sure. I did have one terrible experience when I experienced SEVEN hours of very blurred, distorted vision, with extremely uncomfortable dry eye! This happened after another technician gave me Eylea! I am convinced some doctors have better injecting skills than others!

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Jihm in reply to Joankelley

Some doctors are better at it than others, and some have their better and worse days. The doctor that gives me my Eylea shots is usually great, but the last one really hurt. I was quite surprised by that.I still have a silicone bubble from a much earlier Avastin shot. Here in the States they use those preprepared Avastin syringes which are not really intended for the eyes. IMO that is why silicone can get into the eye. The needle is held on the syringe by friction only. A silicone bubble never goes away, although it sometimes spends months outside the field of vision. It always comes back. It looks like a black circle with a gold center bobbing around in front of you.

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photomon9 in reply to Joankelley

Thank you for your reply. I will be prepared if any of these things happen to me. I have been having Eylea for several years and this is the first time I have had the black disc.

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oldoakowl

I learned about them here and was instantly reassured. Now they are welcomed because they are such fun to play with. I have discovered they are like (rather weak) magnifying glasses. The most fun to trying to catch them - I get one over my palm and when I close my fist they float up above my hand. Holograms!

This time I have small black floaters that have lasted three weeks now. They drive me nuts because I think they are ants. There are real ants all over the house looking for shelter from the rain that really drive me nuts because I think I feel them first on my hands, then my face, then in my hair. So for three weeks I have been plagued by imaginary ants. Hope my brain catches on soon!

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photomon9 in reply to oldoakowl

Thank you for your reply. I hope your ants go away soon!

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Spottedog

I am having the same issue. I think its a coomon problem, nothing to worry about within the first few days.

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rosyG

I had that in the clinic ( never previously after many injections) so checked with the doctor there who said it was just air bubbles!!

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photomon9 in reply to rosyG

Same as me. Several years of injections without this, so it was a shock.

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StokeySue

I get these occasionally after Avastin shots, my consultant says they are tiny air bubbles, and should clear up rapidly, I generally find they go after a night's sleep, very occasionally it takes 2 sleeps

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