Intravitreal injection in Mardin
Giving medicine with a very fine needle directly into the jelly-filled space inside the eye, for wet age-related macular degeneration, diabetic macular oedema and retinal vein occlusion.
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What is eye Injections (Intravitreal Injection)?
Intravitreal injection gives medicine for retinal diseases into the vitreous cavity at the back of the eye. Anti-VEGF medicines, which suppress abnormal vessel growth and fluid leakage, are used most often; in some cases steroid medicines or slow-release implants are preferred. The main uses are wet age-related macular degeneration, macular oedema due to diabetic retinopathy and retinal vein occlusion. In these diseases fluid collects at the centre of vision, and permanent vision loss can develop if untreated. The aim of injection is to dry the fluid and protect vision; in some patients vision improves somewhat. Treatment is usually not a one-off: it starts at regular intervals in the first months, then the intervals are lengthened or shortened according to OCT findings. These medicines have no role in dry macular degeneration.
How is eye Injections (Intravitreal Injection) done?
- Visual acuity, retinal examination and OCT; angiography if needed
- Numbing drops and cleaning around the eye with an antiseptic solution
- Holding the eyelids open with a sterile instrument
- An injection lasting a few seconds through the white of the eye with a very fine needle
- A brief check of eye pressure and vision, then going home
Who is eye Injections (Intravitreal Injection) suitable for?
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