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Diagnosis of AMD & Terrified

Hi I'm new to this forum. I was diagnosed with AMD last Friday following my annual eye exam. Needless to say I am terrified!!!!! I'm 58 yr old female who lives...

Hi I'm new to this forum. I was diagnosed with AMD last Friday following my annu...

•4 years ago

Ozurdex implant

Hi I have CRVO with macular oedema in my right eye, this happened when I was 46, it’s coming up to a year now and I’ve had 3 lucentis injections and 5 bouts of...

Hi I have CRVO with macular oedema in my right eye, this happened when I was 46,...

•4 years ago

Macushield

Can anyone give me an honest opinion on macushield thank you

Can anyone give me an honest opinion on macushield thank you

•4 years ago

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AREDS2

what would happen if I increased my dosage from 1 a day to 1 with every meal. would the ingredients give me over dose or side effects. im thinking tank myself...

what would happen if I increased my dosage from 1 a day to 1 with every meal. wo...

•4 years ago

Avastin mandated as first drug to try by my insurance-caused silicone floater

I HAVE to try Avastin first due to my insurance mandating a "proven fail"...for each eye. I have to try 3 injections. The first one for my right eye gave my a...

I HAVE to try Avastin first due to my insurance mandating a "proven fail"...for ...

•4 years ago

macula degeneration

Has anyone tried spirovital therapy? they advertise it as helping macula degeneration. These machines oxygenate the body and start at £3000.

Has anyone tried spirovital therapy? they advertise it as helping macula degener...

•4 years ago

macula changes

Hi folks my magula degeneration diagnosis has remained fairly stable for 12 years.however just lately my glasses prescription has jumped up and I find my...

Hi folks my magula degeneration diagnosis has remained fairly stable for 12 year...

•4 years ago

Update on my Recent Endophthalmitis

Hello my friends, After receiving such lovely messages, I thought you may be pleased to hear I am starting to recover some marked eyesight with my long sight...

Hello my friends, After receiving such lovely messages, I thought you may be pl...

•4 years ago

High Myopic Degeneration or Myopic Maculopathy

I have been diagnosed with high myopic degeneration. I've worn glasses since kindergarten (age 5). I don't ever remember having central vision in my right eye....

I have been diagnosed with high myopic degeneration. I've worn glasses since kin...

•4 years ago

Excruciating pain immediately after eylea injections - no betadyne

Nearly a year of Avastin injections and two years of Eylea injections, no betadyne being used the last two years because I could not tolerate. Now (the last...

Nearly a year of Avastin injections and two years of Eylea injections, no betady...

•4 years ago

How do you know there's been a bleed?

I've been attending a retina clinic at Moorfields every five or six months to monitor hard and soft drusen. Last July's visit did not reveal any change or...

I've been attending a retina clinic at Moorfields every five or six months to mo...

•4 years ago

An update.

Hi all, I have now been seen by a specialist and diagnosed so wanted to give you an update. I have been diagnosed with Pathological Myopia which has resulted...

Hi all, I have now been seen by a specialist and diagnosed so wanted to give yo...

•4 years ago

WET AMD

Hello everyone, my Mum is having her 2nd Eylea injection this Friday. Hoping it will do some good. Just asking for some advice really - I think the Wet eye is...

Hello everyone, my Mum is having her 2nd Eylea injection this Friday. Hoping it ...

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•4 years ago

Cloudy vision after avastin injection

I had my fourth shot of avastin last week and for the first time I am experiencing cloudy vision. My doctor examined me and said nothing is serous. The cloudy...

I had my fourth shot of avastin last week and for the first time I am experienci...

•4 years ago

Do I wait, go private or go A&E?

Hi all, As some of you know, my optician spotted loss of pigment in the back of my eye durig an examination that I had requested due to white flashing lights...

Hi all, As some of you know, my optician spotted loss of pigment in the back of ...

•4 years ago

Referred for wet AMD

Hi everyone, I am a 43 years old female. Had an eye check with the optometrist and got referred to the eye hospital for wet AMD. I am really scared and...

Hi everyone, I am a 43 years old female. Had an eye check with the optometrist ...

•4 years ago

I need advice.

Hi All, Two weeks ago I went to the opticians because I had problems with flashing lights in my left eye when I blinked. It turns out it was floaters so I was...

Hi All, Two weeks ago I went to the opticians because I had problems with flashi...

•4 years ago

Where do I go from here?

Was supposed to have my eyelea injection today, and it is really needed, but the ophthalmologist refused to even see me because he did not think me well...

Was supposed to have my eyelea injection today, and it is really needed, but the...

•4 years ago

Update on Endophthalmitis and progress

I’m now 2 weeks on from the onset of this rare and devastating infection following my anti -VEGF injection, as you all know it has been a traumatic time but I...

I’m now 2 weeks on from the onset of this rare and devastating infection followi...

•4 years ago

Still seeing Distortion after Injection

I had an Eylea injection a week ago as I was seeing a lot of distortion in my left eye which was my good eye and I am still seeing wavy lines and the end of...

I had an Eylea injection a week ago as I was seeing a lot of distortion in my le...

•4 years ago

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