Eylea 40mg/ml Injection

• Diabetic macular edema (accumulation of fluid in eye of diabetic patients)

Most side effects do not require any medical attention and disappear as your body adjusts to the medicine. Consult your doctor if they persist or if you’re worried about them

Common side effects of Eylea

• Eye redness
• Eye pain
• Cataract

Your doctor or nurse will give you this medicine. Kindly do not self administer.

Eylea 40mg/ml Injection is an anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF) medication. It works by reducing the formation of abnormal blood vessels that damage the retina and may cause vision loss in diabetic macular edema.

• Eylea 40mg/ml Injection is used for the treatment of eye diseases caused by diabetes, macular degeneration and macular swelling.
• It is administered directly into the eyeball by an eye specialist.
• It may cause temporary visual disturbances. Don't drive or do anything that requires mental focus until you know how Eylea 40mg/ml Injection affects you.
• Inform your doctor if you experience increased eye pain and redness, blurred or decreased vision, or increased sensitivity to light.

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