If you're apprehensive about getting an intravitreal injection for age-related macular degeneration (AMD), you're not alone. Ophthalmologist Monika Fleckenstein, MD, explains the procedure, how it can ...

August 2, 2012 — Using a microneedle to inject drugs into the suprachoroidal space may provide a method for drug delivery to the posterior segment of the eye that is less invasive and more targeted ...

If you have wet age-related macular degeneration (wet AMD) or another disease of the retina, your doctor may recommend treatment with an anti-VEGF drug. VEGF, or vascular endothelial growth factor, is ...

These injections can restore your eyesight and ward off vision loss. And they aren’t nearly as stressful as you might think. No one really looks forward to getting a shot — and when you’re living with ...

People with a condition called wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD) often receive eye injections. These eye injections can help to improve vision and also stop the damage that causes vision to ...

Injection medications can save the vision of older people with macular degeneration, but the ongoing regimen is taxing. Now a preliminary study raises the possibility that some patients can safely be ...

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Eylea (aflibercept) injections can cause both mild and serious side effects, though serious side effects are rare according to clinical trials. Mild side effects include eye floaters, redness, and ...

They do NOW. They didn't before, and it was a very complicated surgery for that same reason, it's an advantage that the patient can't see clearly, because the eye's automatic reflex is to look away or ...