Guys, so a good friend of mine told me today that she is dealing with macular degeneration issue. She is not depressive about this, but of course, she wants to get rid of it once for good. And I support this. So, we were talking about possible treatments and she told me that she found some treatment called Anti-VEGF Therapy for Wet Macular degeneration.
Now, I suppose that you do know what am I thinking about and what I want to know - experiences, ladies, and gentleman. Whatever you know and think, feel free to share with me and my friend.
Have a nice day!
Hello there Owl.
I think that there are a lot of benefits that can come from this treatment, but sure that it can vary from one to another. For example, some of the benefits are that this anti-VEGF injection works by seeking out and blocking these harmful proteins, and those proteins are proteins that are known as vascular endothelial growth factors that usually cause abnormal blood vessels to grow. As far as I know, this procedure is performed in your ophthalmologist’s office and you won't need for general anesthesia. Maybe he will have multiple sessions, but his doctor will tell this to him.
Good day there. I am glad that you asked. Actually, I did this surgery almost a year ago. It is extremely helpful. At least, it was helpful in my case. But you should also know that there are so many different stages of the treatment procedure produce varying levels of patient discomfort and there are so many different macular degeneration treatments. Also, you should know that none method of anesthesia has consistently been shown to be more effective in reducing discomfort associated with treatment. When it comes to the treatment itself, it includes the thought of having an injection, fear of losing eyesight and fear of the unknown, which is also normal. And it can happen to anyone.
Hey guys, so I can say that I do know a couple of those who had this procedure, but one good friend of mine told me that after this procedure, injections, he started to have some anxiety problems. Now, I am wondering is this even possible, I mean, how those things are even related?
If this is true, I would like to know more about it and of course, it wouldn't be a bad thing to warn all of those people who are planing to do this procedure, because I believe that this is something that they need to know. If you know anything, let us know.
Hey, the main problem is that she is waiting for this because she was not able to find anyone who actually had this anti - VEGF therapy for wet macular degeneration testament and that is why she is really scared about this. She knows several people who had this problem, but it seems that their treatments were different than hers. So, I want to help her, but I think that I can't. I do know that it is way better to treat it than left it untreated and I believe that, as long as she is waiting, she will have problems.
Yes, exactly. She should not be scared because this procedure won't last long. You can go home immediately. Anyway, after the injection, she can feel some side - effects, I mean, she can have a blurry vision, but that lasts only for several hours. That happens because of the dilating eye drops, but this will go away after a couple of hours. Also, it is not unusually for a patient to fell some black swirls in your vision for a few weeks, but again, this is something that will go away totally after a couple of weeks. So, convince her to do that.