Treatment for wet macular degeneration, diabetic macular oedema and retinal vein occlusion.
What is involved
Wet macular degeneration, diabetic macular oedema, vein occlusion
Anti-VEGF injections into the eye reduce the leakage that causes central vision loss in wet macular degeneration and diabetic macular oedema. The injection itself takes seconds and the eye is numbed first. Treatment runs as a course with OCT scans between, because the interval is set by what the scan shows rather than by a fixed calendar.
What the appointment includes
How it works
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Come with a letter from your optometrist or GP, or contact us directly. Bring any previous scans and your current spectacle prescription.
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A consultant examines and images the eye in one visit. Allow up to two hours and arrange not to drive afterwards.
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What has been found, what the options are, what each involves and what it costs — in writing, and copied to your optometrist with your consent.
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Day-case surgery or in-clinic treatment, carried out by the consultant who assessed you.
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Scheduled follow-up at the intervals the condition needs, with your optometrist kept informed.
No, you can contact us directly. If you do have a letter from your optometrist or GP, bring it — along with any previous scans — because it saves repeating tests you have already had.
Appointments
Consultations are with a consultant ophthalmologist. Allow up to two hours: most examinations involve dilating drops, and you should not plan to drive afterwards.