Please Get This Image Out of My Head
The good news is that they have, for the first time, a treatment for macular degeneration. My mom got her first treatment yesterday.
The bad news is that it involves getting a hypodermic needle stuck in your eyeball for a direct injection of the drug.
Eeeek. Didn't want to think about that any more today, so I thought I would dump that image on you guys.
Update: For those interested, I have an updated post on the details of the new drug. I joked about the procedure, but in fact it is a god-send, and my mom says that the needle thing is a lot worse in anticipation than in reality. Those with this same problem should definitely look into it.
Does thinking about chicken contact lenses help?
EW!
Ew ew ew ew ew ew ew ew....
Things touching eyeballs is one of the worst things I'm squeamish about.
Ew ew ew to you too. What price would you pay for sight??? I glad you made it clear it was a treatment, not a cure. When the Dr. extracted the needle he commented that I didn't move a muscle, didn't flinch. I asked him if he had heard of being "petrified".
It's interesting how much more sensitive we are about the eyeball than anything else. People are very squeamish, I find, about the idea of laser eye surgery (although no doubt getting used to it) -- they refuse to believe me when I tell them that not only doesn't it hurt, I didn't even feel it.
For me at least, it is not only the eyeball, but rather every treatment in a place that is not visible to me. That's why I don't like dentists :)
But sticking a needle in your eyeball tops that 1000 times...
So, if you don't like having needles stuck in your eye, start eating 1/2 pound of greens a day and stop the progress of the disease.
By the way, "barbara meyer" in the comments is "mom" in the post. And she is right. I have an updated post with details of the treatment for those who know people who might benefit.
how does it compare to Visudyne?