Eye injection

[still kicking]

Has anybody had it? My eyesight deteriorated over the years, so I went to a specialist who helped me with the floater I had had 10 years ago. What I have now is, according to the eye specialist, age-related.I had my first injection today(painful) and 2 more to come. Is it worth it? Adding, I am in the West, don't ask for the name of the liquid injected, it will have a different name in Thailand.

[Sheryl]

This will have been for "wet" age-related  macular degeneration. (AMD). 

 

https://www.mdfoundation.com.au/about-macular-disease/age-related-macular-degeneration/amd-treatment/

 

Many older people have this and receive this treatment. Including expats in Thailand.  The injections are costly, however as the drugs are imported.

 

The injections prevent further vision loss in majority (90%) of patients so yes, worth it.

 

https://www.optometrists.org/general-practice-optometry/guide-to-eye-conditions/guide-to-diabetes-and-the-eyes/how-is-diabetic-retinopathy-treated/how-do-anti-vegf-injections-work/#:~:text=Anti-VEGF medications have been,reduce any pain during administration.

 

If you want to confirm availability in Thailand, find out and post the name. 

[still kicking]

2 minutes ago, Sheryl said:

This will have been for "wet" age-related  macular degeneration. (AMD). 

 

https://www.mdfoundation.com.au/about-macular-disease/age-related-macular-degeneration/amd-treatment/

 

Many older people have this and receive this treatment. Including expats in Thailand.  The injectoons are vodtly, jowevet ss yhe drugs are kmporyed.

 

If you want to confirm avsilability in Thailand, find out and post the name. 

Thanks, Sheryl. I am in the West now. Is it dangerous or normal  

[Dan747]

 Yes, it is worth it.  Two years ago, while in Ubon I had a floater that just would not go away and was getting larger in my right eye. So, I went to an Eye doctor in Ubon who did an exam and found I had wet age-related macular degeneration in my right eye and needed to get an injection right away to stop the progression. A retina specialist was recommended at a Bangkok hospital of which I elected to leave to the USA for treatment. In the USA, I was on an eye injection every two months (60) days) for three series for insurance purpose that did not really work till on the Gold Standard of "EYLEA HD" injections. My injections got my floater smaller but did not take it away totally. My injections are down to 90 days due to no activity in the floater and it looks like I will have to live with the very small, blurred wave about one o'clock high in my vision.  Worth it yes, I remember my aunt suffering with total line of sight loss where she could only see from her side vision in her eye to total loss in the other eye. Does it hurt, Hell yes, every injection except one. I am lucky and blessed to have two insurance policies to pay for the injections because they are rather expensive. Here is the EYLEA HD website: EYLEA HD (aflibercept) | Official Patient Website. If you have any further questions, feel free to PM me. "GOOD LUCK!"

[Sheryl]

9 hours ago, still kicking said:

Thanks, Sheryl. I am in the West now. Is it dangerous or normal  

Untreated, it will lead to blindness in most cases.

 

But with treatment this can usually be prevented. 

[FolkGuitar]

Was the pain that you folks felt from the needle itself? Or from the medicine that was injected?
I had two needles into my eye over the course of two weeks at Sriaphat to deal with blood inside my eyeball. Scared the hell outta me, but I didn't feel a thing! Bright light, some pressure, but absolutely no pain. In fact, I'd take that over getting blood drawn. Less painful!

 

[carlyai]

This is my right eye and lots of floaters.

 

Specialist said to wait 6 months (which is now), because sometimes the floaters fall down to the bottom of the eye.

They haven't and it gives me vertigo and balacing issues with all those black spots and things going every.

Booking for the op in March next year.

Evidently 2 ops. One where specialist has to replace the white of the eye to get rid of the tiny calcium deposits and one to stop the optic nerve distortion.

Evidently there are only a few surgeons who were recommended for this op. as it's something that the surgeon has to be doing all the time, so they know exactly what they're doing.

Forget what the ops are called and really I just try and get the best surgeon and just leave it up to them.

[still kicking]

6 hours ago, FolkGuitar said:

Was the pain that you folks felt from the needle itself? Or from the medicine that was injected?
I had two needles into my eye over the course of two weeks at Sriaphat to deal with blood inside my eyeball. Scared the hell outta me, but I didn't feel a thing! Bright light, some pressure, but absolutely no pain. In fact, I'd take that over getting blood drawn. Less painful!

 

Mine wasn't painful as well 

[still kicking]

1 minute ago, save the frogs said:

this guy is an eye doctor.

he claims there is a vitamin supplement for eye floaters.

 

 

I had Floaters for 10 years; they did not bother me much, but the back of my eye came loose, causing loss of sight. 

[save the frogs]

10 hours ago, still kicking said:

I had Floaters for 10 years; they did not bother me much, but the back of my eye came loose, causing loss of sight. 

 

I am not sure it's related to the floaters.

Because I just started having floaters and the doctor said to do nothing about it. She said she has them herself and it's just an annoyance you need to live with. However, it seems like a previous poster has said it got worse and he can't tolerate them anymore. So not sure about that. I guess it depends on the severity. 

 

However the back of the eye is not related to the floaters, I think. 

[still kicking]

1 minute ago, save the frogs said:

 

I am not sure it's related to the floaters.

Because I just started having floaters and the doctor said to do nothing about it. She said she has them herself and it's just an annoyance you need to live with. However, it seems like a previous poster has said it got worse and he can't tolerate them anymore. So not sure about that. I guess it depends on the severity. 

 

However the back of the eye is not related to the floaters, I think. 

I only mentioned I had floaters, which wasn't the problem; the back of my eye came loose, which caused blurred vision. 

[save the frogs]

I am reading up on floaters.

This article is saying the same thing my doctor told me - the best thing with floaters is to leave them alone, unless there is a retinal tear. 

The surgical procedures for floaters appear to be high-risk.

They recommend surgery only for retinal tear, not floaters. 

 

https://www.sciencealert.com/can-a-supplement-really-help-you-control-your-pesky-eye-floaters

 

There are a couple of medical ways to get rid of floaters. The most accepted is a procedure called vitrectomy, which surgically removes the vitreous. But this surgery poses risks to a person's vision far more significant than the floaters themselves.

Zapping floaters with a laser (known as a YAG laser) is another option, but not all experts agree that this is safe. Worryingly, several private companies offer this treatment as a good solution, even though there are reports of damage to various eye structures and glaucoma as a result.

 

 

So what should you do if you find yourself troubled by floaters? Mostly, the best thing to do is ignore them. Over time, the brain adapts, and we notice them much less.

You're more likely to get floaters if you are shortsighted, had cataract surgery, or if you've had eye inflammation (swelling). And you might have more floaters if you have diabetes, so glucose and diabetic control are important.

Occasionally, floaters can be signs of a serious condition. If you suddenly notice a lot of new floaters or flashes, or if a shadow or grey curtain comes down over your vision, this could indicate a retinal tear needing urgent surgery.

[Sheryl]

A pist with unreliable information fom unqualufied source has been removed. 

[GreasyFingers]

I have had six injections for wet MAD, only a slight irritation after each injection (sounded scary before I had them but in reality no problem). They stopped the degradation of the retina so well worth it, but still cannot see much from the eye. The other choice is to probably go blind in that eye.

[carlyai]

Just to tidy up my post on floaters. 

Specialist said they are not dangerous, but in my case very anoying. Really off-putting when we go bike riding.

Specialist said 90% good result and there was a small chance I could go blind (I think he said 1/100000 chance).

That's why you have to have a specialist that is doing the same op day in day out.

I was lucky when I went to the eye clinic to check and had a visiting city optomologist who went thru the city eye surgeons and rulled most out but a few in.

I ended up seeing the top city Specialist.

 

[GreasyFingers]

As your specialist said they are not dangerous, meaning you probably will not go blind. Yes they are a pest when they are in your only good eye (see post above) but you can still see, the most important thing.