Injection Into The Eye ?

[EDDIE51]

Just met a lady I used to know from a few years back. It was in the Eye clinic at Addenbrokes hospital. She has to have a course of injections direct into her eye. I said that I could not even think about having such a treatment. She told me however that the only other option for her condition was to go blind!. She has now got over 75% vision where a year ago she only had 10%. Apparently it has to be done while you are 'awake' but with local anesthetic in the eye!

[tonyav]

EDDIE, my aunt has recently started a course of these injections for macular degeneration I believe.

[anneasquith]

A well qualified surgeon, good result from local anaesthetic, and a good outcome for her. I have "a thing" about eye surgery,brave woman.

[Mamyalynne]

I've had various procedures on my eyes and the numbing drops they put in first are very efficient - I haven't had those particular injections but have had a couple around the eye area and it's never as bad as feared.

[jno]

Eddie, I had cataracts removed a couple of years ago and was startled to find people had this done with only local anaesthetic, though it involves making an incision into the eyeball. I requested, and got, a general: they're aware that not everybody is up for having it done while conscious. But I was in the minority.

[Old_Geezer]

Many things are "unthinkable" prior to them being your only real option. When they are you force yourself to cope.

[eanceoil]

Tonyav, that's what I thought of immediately when I read this post, my friend gets that injection, he has to look down his nose to see anything, it's getting better now.

[murraymints]

EEK !!

[EDDIE51]

I need glasses for reading and now even driving, but I can't even face having to put contact lenses in let alone have an eye injection.

[eanceoil]

If your friend has macular degeneration, they won't mind the injections, it will save their sight, I can't wear contact lenses and hate drops in my eyes, I often get sticky/dry eye, I use a little bit of baby shampoo in warm water and wash it out as suggested by my gp. That shampoo that's gentle on baby's eyes

[Robinia]

It sounds horrendous but I knew a lady who had the injections and she coped very well.
I've had my eyes numbed so that large examination lenses could be placed directly on them and, as mamya said, the drops work very well. All I felt was a slight pressure.
If it was a choice of injections or go blind I know what I would do.

[Peter Pedant]

eddie shame on you for a 'Gee thelma!' thread

that is one ( summit on tee vee ) where the husband shouts to Thelma in the kitchen - Gee thelma look at this !

even forty years ago
steroids were injected for some uveitis
http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Uveitis/Pages/treatment.aspx

( and all the medical students would go bleeeeuuuuuch ! )

this is what I had
http://www.aao.org/eyenet/article/confronting-corneal-ulcers

and they wanted to snip a bit of the cornea to see if I were infected
and I said if it will prevent me from going blind go ahead and I will cope

[furrypusscat]

I also had cataract surgery in 1999 and elected for general anaesthetic. Post op I got a bad infection which required a very strong antibiotic injection into the eyelid. Wasn't looking forward to it but the procedure was not as bad as I expected and the final result was good. As said the surgeons/specialists know what they are doing and we have to put our trust in them.

[Peter Pedant]

aaa rgh ! read Issi's thread down below
its called a hyphaema

google " image hyphaema "
eeeeek !

[Maydup]

Mr May went for a regular eye test at a high street store last year and was referred to the hospital. He had the beginnings of something which required injections into the eye. But the eyes were numbed with drops and the injection took seconds. He repeated this three or for times over the months and is now 100% better with full sight restored.

You'd do it too Eddie if it happened to you!

[jamesnan]

My brother is having this course of treatment, and it seems as though it is very successful. Not as bad as he thought it might be, and no problem.

[Boto]

I had a few eye ops a few years ago which involved injections into the eye. I opted for a local. I didn't feel the injections at all. It sounds worse than it actually is.

[horselady]

I had to have a procedure years ago which involved injections into the eye. I remember my daughter was a nurse at the time and she promised me I would have a jab in the arm and would be asleep-huh!! When I saw her afterwards she said "yeah, I knew that's what they would do and I knew you wouldn't go if I told you that, so I lied" I have to admit it wasn't as bad as you imagine.

[Togo]

I have had a cataract op on both eyes that involved injections in and behind the eyeball. I was sick with anxiety before the first one, but not at all when the time came for the second. What they actually did was clamp your eye lids open(painless) to prevent you from reflex blinking during the op and when getting the injection. It is harder to think about it than it is to undergo the procedure.

[jennyjoan]

I do think they numb the eyes with like a freeze (drops) - every year I get my annual checkup with eye clinic - she (nurse/optician) would "hit" my eye - I then reacted - then she would top up and I wouldn't feel any more.

[Cloverjo]

Oh lord, I can't bear to think about an injection there, but going blind would be much worse. As long as I couldn't see the needle coming towards me I might be ok-ish.
The thought of having my eyelids clamped open reminds me of A Clockwork Orange. Quite gruesome.