Treatment of AMD

Question 1

What are intraocular injections?

Answer 1

• These are injections which are administered directly into the back of the eye

Question 2

Why are intraocular injection used for AMD?

Answer 2

• They treat the growth and leaking of abnormal blood vessels

Question 3

What are the side effects of getting a intraocular injection?

Answer 3

• Discomfort during and after injection
• Bruising of the white of the eye
• Increase of eye pressure
• Moving black dots in your vision

Question 4

How is photodynamic therapy used to treat AMD?

Answer 4

• The light from the laser activates the the medicine which is injected and the medicine creates blood clots in the abnormal blood vessels which seals off the vessels