Retinal Injections

This is a therapeutic procedure during which the eyeball, specifically the vitreous body, is injected with various medications depending on the condition. Options include anti-VEGF drugs, steroids that reduce inflammation, antibiotics, and also antiviral and antifungal medications, among others. The doctor injects the medication near the retina in the back part of the eye.

Why Retinal Injections?

Doctors typically resort to retinal injections to treat a variety of retinal diseases, including:

• Age-related macular degeneration.
• Diabetic retinopathy.
• Retinal vein occlusion.

Anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF) medications help reduce fluid leakage associated with these disorders. Antibiotics, antifungals, and antiviral medications are also used to treat patients suffering from eye infections such as endophthalmitis and retinitis. In some cases, injections are used to introduce a small gas bubble to help repair retinal detachment.