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Re:I was terrified of an eyeball injection by MadameBanaan on Thursday November 04, 2021 @11:54AM (#29108715)
I had 3 shots of Avastin to fix a neovascularization in my retina [1] around the end of 2010.

I have to say, it's not a very pleasant treatment. I vividly remember the image of the needle inside my eyeball and the liquid squeezing in (Avastin has a refractive index slightly different than the vitreos). But at least now I have a cool icebreaker when I get my flu shot every now and then :D

[1] - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17011951/

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Re:I was terrified of an eyeball injection by el_benhameen on Thursday November 04, 2021 @12:07PM (#29108882)
Yikes! I had a similar experience with cataract surgery. I was conked out for the initial portion, but I regained a state of half-consciousness about halfway through. I was drugged up enough that I could sit calmly while listening to the surgical team and watching them stick stuff in my eye, but it’s unnerving to remember it.
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