I find that I don’t feel getting the shot itself at all. No pain there! They numb up that eye well. Vision in that eye is a little hazy immediately after, but I still get good stereoscopic vision with my other eye as main supporter so that I can drive myself the short way home. For me, discomfort starts to arise about an hour later (after the numbing wears off) and it’s too sore to keep it open. So, for a few hours I usually put a cotton ball over it to keep the eyelid shut. After that it just feels irritated and usually I can still watch tv or read in the evening. When I wake up the next morning the eye feels normal and have no discomfort. I schedule my appointment for last available appt of the day (2-3pm). That way I still have the first half of the day to be productive.

When I had my first 2 injections I got a bad eyeball headache lasting all evening. I mentioned this to the doc at third appt and he said that was due to the Betadine disinfectant that is used on the eye surface prior to injection. He immediately instructed the medical assistant to do double rinses on my eye after the injection. That has eliminated HA problem.