Intraocular injections of Avastin usually do NOT hurt. Once in awhile, I have patients or readers of my blog who complain of severe pain following an intraocular injection. Why? It's Not the Needle That Hurts I believe the pain is due to the solution used to clean the eye prior to the injection and not the needle itself. The solution is called "Betadine" and is commonly used to … [Read more...]
Shot in the Eye: Safe and…..Painless
November 25, 2009 By 9 Comments
Intraocular injections are given all the time. They don't hurt. Intraocular injections of anti-VEGF medications (e.g. Avastin®, Lucentis ®and Macugen®) are given for the treatment of macular degeneration and also, sometimes, diabetic retinopathy. A retinal specialist sees a variety of patients with retina disease, but most of the patients have either macular degeneration or diabetic … [Read more...]
