What Are the Risks of Eye Injections?
Anti-VEGF injections are highly effective medications, but as with all drugs, there are some potential (though uncommon) complications.
Frank Siringo, M.D., O.D., chief of vitreoretinal diseases and surgery at Omni Eye Specialists in Denver, explains the potential (though uncommon) complications of eye injections, which are used to treat conditions such as wet age-related macular degeneration and diabetic macular edema.
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