Aflibercept ophthalmic for Macular Edema User Reviews

• wis...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• May 27, 2019

Eylea (aflibercept) "I had 12 injections of Eylea over a period of 18 months. I stopped the injections after learning the medication was like a chemo and had dangerous side effects. Now, eight months later, my vision is like it was before the injections. I would not go through that experience again. Painful and very expensive. I have experienced several of the side effects mentioned on the website."

• Flu...
• April 30, 2021

Eylea (aflibercept) "Have swelling edema following cataract surgery, which left me with a grey cloud and heaps of black floaters in my vision. Tried Acular eye drops for a month to help clear my vision, unfortunately, it didn't help, so my doctor gave me Eylea injection into my left eye, and now I have a shimmer in my eye all the time since the needle a month ago. When it gets dark, the shimmer turns into flickering sparkling lights, and even with my eye closed, I can still see them. It's very stressful and hard to sleep. Any ideas on how to fix this problem would be appreciated."

• Nea...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• December 30, 2019

Eylea (aflibercept) "I've had 3 injections with Eylea, and my eyesight has improved slightly. The injections are once per month. I was previously on Lucentis or something like that, and it was keeping it level, not improving. My 4th will be in a few weeks. My doc is fantastic, and I'm only out of pocket $25 after Medicare rebate."

• Hen...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• November 13, 2021

Eylea (aflibercept) "After 2 eye strokes my normal vision was fine but I had difficulty reading from my left eye. After one injection my eyesight though that eye improved and after the second it was probably about 60% as good as my right eye. Subsequently, my sight stabilized and I am now on an 8 week check to see if any deterioration has taken place. During normal sight I get a little sensitivity/light balance problems but can read and drive normally. I only use reading glasses. I am in the UK where this treatment is covered by the NHS."

• Leo...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• March 13, 2023

Eylea (aflibercept) "The results after the first injection were spectacular. Cloudiness cleared up and was able to read the last line of the eye chart clearly. However, after the second shot the vision in the treated eye regressed substantially. I went back to the retina specialist four days after the second shot to voice my concerns. He showed me side-by-side images showing a substantial reduction of inflammation but didn’t answer the question of why my vision regressed after the second shot. I expected the second shot to continue the spectacular improvement of the first but regressed and no satisfying explanation from my doctor other than to say “ look at the images”. The images did show improvement but not with the vision which is the point."

• Cwc...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• April 7, 2022

"Almost 18 months and tooo many shots maybe 12. I think Diamox and Diuretic would help the situation more and shots are awful Lots of side effects, and Doctor is like a car salesman “one more shot” run"

• Ars...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• February 13, 2024

Eylea (aflibercept) "I started to take Eylea injection for AMD. One injection every 2 weeks for 3 doses. Then my doctor advised me to take it in a regimen to increase duration, with 2 weeks interval between each injection (i.e. 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 weeks). Every time, I did OCT and macula was dry. Now I am continuing every 12 weeks and thank God, vision is OK."

• Ayd...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 4, 2017

Eylea (aflibercept) "My first dose but I do not see any improvement"

• Mag...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• March 22, 2021

Eylea (aflibercept) "I have had 5 eyelea injections so far & have seen marked improvement in my vision A bit of an inconvenience with all these trips to hospital but well worth it."