Retinal Injections Patient Journey

00:00 - Introduction
01:25 - Pre-Injection Instructions
02:28 - Procedure Day Information
03:19 - Retina Injection
04:20 - Patient Q & A
05:15 - Post-Injection Information
07:09 - Credits

[@tinag3751]

My eye burns like there’s soap in it while the medication is being put into my eye. Lots of freezings used as told by nurse I am wondering, I do not get my eye cleaned per se by that brown and septic liquid. The doctor drips it into my eye after the deadening medication dabs the corner of my eye, and then injects my medication. Is that why my eye would be burning will be because the antiseptic is actually on my eye perhaps being pushed into my eye along with the medication? It’s so bad I leave with a bad headache and nausea, look forward to your answer for help. Thank you.

[@sarahmccoy1941]

The idea of a needle in my eye scares me. Anesthesia (freezing?) or not, it would seem like it would hurt to have that needle jabbed into your eye.
I have heard that the iodine solution used to sanitize the area around the eye really stings, even when they use a saline solution to wash most of the iodine solution away after the injection. Some iodine solution lingers.
Should we be concerned with increased pressure within the eye because of the injection?

[@robertreinoehl2805]

Only part I hate is when they do the betadine drops....they burn