Ask your doctor about a second indication for ILUVIEN
Ask your doctor about a second indication for ILUVIEN
Prior to injection, your eye will be numbed. The ILUVIEN implant is then injected into the eye with a specialized applicator. As the implant is being injected, you may feel some pressure and possibly some discomfort afterward. This is generally normal and temporary. Talk with your eye doctor if you have questions about side effects.
People who receive injections in the eye can sometimes feel slight pressure in the eye afterward. This is generally normal and temporary. Talk with your eye doctor if you have questions about side effects.
Intravitreal injections, including those with ILUVIEN, have been associated with serious eye infection, eye inflammation, increased eye pressure, retinal detachments, glaucoma, cataracts, and implant migration. Your eye doctor will monitor your progress following the procedure.
Tell your eye doctor immediately if your eye becomes red, sensitive to light, painful, or develops a change in vision. Your eye doctor will want to see you on a regular basis.
It is important to keep your routine exams with your eye doctor. Committing to your eye health with ILUVIEN means keeping your appointments with your doctor.
Your eye doctor will still want to see you periodically to monitor your condition and watch for the development of cataracts, eye infection (endophthalmitis), eye inflammation, increased eye pressure, glaucoma, and retinal detachments. It is important to keep your routine exams with your eye doctor.