I have been getting injections for 10 years now to treat wet macular degeneration…first in the right eye, then only recently in both eyes. I was first given Avastin, then about 4 or 5 years ago the doctor changed to EYLEA because the medicine lasts longer. It is a lot more costly, but my retina doctor says it is more effective.
Currently, (at age 77) I get injections at 12 week intervals in both eyes, and I have signed up for a new trial drug that supposedly only needs to be administered once every 10-12 months. This is new medicine and method, that I am not real clear about, although I recall the doctor saying the injection site is not the same.
The injections are uncomfortable, but no pain as described. It is important to flush the eyes thoroughly after the injection.

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