I have Eyelea injections for wet AMD in my left eye. At my last two checkups at a month apart I was told there was concern as the eye pressure was high. I have been offered no treatment but told to have another check up in a months time.
Has anyone else had this problem, if so, what was the outcome?
Any replies would be welcomed.
I had a steroid implant in my eye to help with macular oedema. I was told it could raise the pressure in my eye so have had it checked regularly. It was discovered before this that I have thick cornea which means they have to use a different piece of equipment to measure my pressure. It was still slightly high so I have been given eye drops to take twice a day.
Having a thick cornea would mean that your pressure maybe lower than it actually shows. Not sure if the icare is used for those with thick corneas. I have a thin cornea so have the opposite issue.
No they do the puff test but when I see the consultant she uses another tool to check my pressures. My right eye is plus 6 so they have to knock off 6 points on the puff test and my left eye is plus 4.
I have raised pressure in my eyes and a thick cornea. I use latanoprost drops at night and brinzolamide twice a day as well. When I have injections ( approx every 2 months) I am given a tablet to take before the injection because I cannot use the drops that day. My pressures are always given to me as find when I go for check ups every 2 months. I was told the injections raise the pressure in your eye. So far I have had 17 lucentis and 7 Eyelea plus laser treatment.
I have had a pressure increase in the injected eye, the injection helped with distortion but impacted pressure. I now use eye drops at night to lower pressure
it seems the injections increase the eye pressure. Glad the drops at night work. I can see I may well end up having to use drops to help control eye pressure. Thank you for your reply.
Dear RP1944,
If an individual has high eye pressure, then this would usually be addressed by eye drops to lower the pressure.
Whilst waiting for your next hospital appointment, an option could be to get an appointment at your opticians for an eye test, which should include a pressure check and a fields test. If they have any concerns about your eye pressure or field test results, then they will refer you to a glaucoma clinic for further checks.
Kind regards,
Macular Society Helpline
0300 3030 111
help@macularsociety.org
Dear Rosalyn, Many thanks for your reply. I hadn’t considered glaucoma could be causing the high pressure. I will definitely follow up on your suggestion.
Kind regards,
Rosalind.
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