Experiences with

Ozurdex

I am looking for people who have or have had RVO (retinal vein occlusion) and have had Ozurdex injections to treat this issue. I'm working with a pharma client on an educational video for their website and I need to connect with people with RVO who would like to share their experience.

has anyone got ozurdex implant for uveitis?

I had my very first Ozurdex implant today and it went really well. The doctor who did it was very experienced and quick and I didn’t realise it had been done until I heard the click. let’s hope it works well.

Now the ozurdex implant is wearing away and the oedema is back in the eye. The immunosuppressant ( metothexrate) which is I was using for 16 weeks has not managed to stop the oedema. Till ozurdex was present, oedema was at bay.

I have macula odeama in one eye, the last ozurdex injection was in December. Check up on Thursday showed no odeama and the retina is holding but pressure was up to 33. Dr prescribed Diamex, with Diffu X to protect potassium, and additional drops.

I assume this is the OZURDEX® implant. Is it normal for it to be visible like this?

I am at some time in the not too distant future having Ozurdex implant in my eyes. Ozurdex is a steroid. Will this have any effect on the steroids I normally take. Probably a strange question I know but my brain works in strange ways

I am due to have Ozurdex injections in the future and wonder how this will affect my steroid load as I have steroid induced tripe 2 diabetes? Not sure if anyone here will be able to help. Thanks

She suggested I have an Ozurdex injection. We got to talking about cataracts and she looked at mine and said they were moderate. She then said she would make me an appointment for her cataract clinic and that 2 weeks before the op she would give an Ozurdex injection.

She offered me Ozurdex and said it could give me cataracts. I said to her that I am on long term steroids for my polymyalgia rheumatica.

Hello everyone after being diagnosed 3 years ago (49 now) with macular oedema and CRVO ive had laser, injections and just received my 2nd steroid implant last Friday, it wasn’t my normal doctor of which I’m not happy about as I went through a totally different procedure and he was very rough with me

In June 2020 I had an Ozurdex implant which worked very well. In December2020 I had a second Ozurdex implant and the pressure in my eye rose to a very high level and damaged the optic nerve. I now have Glaucoma and my vision is severely limited.

When I got to the Injection Clinic the Doctor running it that day decided tht as I aleady have a cateract in my left eye it would be better to do an Ozurdex implant which was in October last year.

Hi just an update on my last post I was diagnosed with wet macular and a macular pucker I have had 3 Lucentis injections which havnt worked and my consultant suggested a Ozurdex implant I decided to go privately and get another opinion and was told yesterday that I do not have macular degeneration just

Hi had my second injection 3 weeks ago and my consultant doesn’t think it’s going to work for me and has suggested trying Ozurdex Implant anybody had this and what does it entail is it like getting the Lucentis injections or different more painful etc.

I had my first Ozurdex implant almost 3 weeks ago and its still floating about in my vision. Its driving me crazy at times and is so distracting. My optician says he isn't too familiar with these implants and he can see a small threadlike floater, which I reckon must be the implant.

Hi all, I had my 1st Ozurdex inplant 2 days ago and it was terrible. Should it have hurt?! Everyone at the hospital said it'd take 3 seconds and not hurt AT ALL. I should only have felt a bit of "pushing". I'm pretty sure the numbing drops didn't work.

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 laser, I’ve recently had the ozurdex implant and i must say that it has improved my sight but I was just wandering if anyone else has had this

I have been treated with avastin,ozurdex,and now Eyelea for 6 years. My central vision is gone in the treated eye. Vision is just finger counting. My saving grace is my 20/20 good eye. I was starting to get the injections every 2 months and the last 2 visits 7 weeks and 6 weeks apart.

😆 Long story short I had the Ozurdex steroid implant put in my eye in February in a last ditch attempt to recover some of my central vision. (I lost my central vision due to having proton beam radiotherapy for an occular melanoma about 3/4 years ago.