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Macular degeneration causes damage to the macula of the eye. The macula is the central part of the retina at the back of the eye that allows us to see fine details clearly. Macular degeneration makes close work like threading a needle or reading a book difficult or impossible. When the macula does not function correctly, we experience blurriness or darkness in the center of our vision. Although macular degeneration reduces vision in the central part of the retina, it does not affect peripheral vision. For example, you could see a clock but not be able to tell what time it is. Macular degeneration alone does not result in total blindness. Most people continue to have some useful vision and are able to live independently.
Like other injections given into the eye, serious eye infection (endophthalmitis) and detached retina have occurred with LUCENTIS. Increases in eye pressure have been seen within 1 hour of an injection. Your eye doctor should monitor your eye pressure and eye health during the week after the injection.In any field of medicine or surgery, and especially in eye care, advances in the understanding of how to better treat to eye conditions, eye disorders and eye diseases often leads to development of new technology and procedures for treatment.
In the past 25 years it has become commonplace for medical device manufacturers and pharmaceutical companies to use aggressive marketing tactics aimed directly at healthcare consumers in order to promote the rapid adoption and sales of their particular product. If your eye becomes red, sensitive to light, painful, or has a change in vision, you should seek immediate care from your eye doctor.