There are ways to cope with AMD. Ask your eye doctor if there is a low-vision center in your area. They can help you make simple changes to try to live well with low vision.
Here are some suggestions for coping with low vision:
Getting around
- Avoid driving at night or in bad weather
- Use public transportation
- Travel with others when possible
Everyday life/at home
- Make sure your eyeglasses prescription is up-to-date
- Use magnifiers
- Look for large-print books or books on tape
- Call your bank or utility company and ask for large-print checks or billing statements
- Make sure you have proper lighting in your home
- Remove hazards from your home. Secure area rugs and nonskid mats in showers and bathtubs
Communicating
- Speak to your retina specialist regularly
- Don't be afraid to ask others for help
Who is LUCENTIS for?
LUCENTIS® (ranibizumab injection) is a prescription medicine for the treatment of patients with wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD).
Important LUCENTIS Safety Information
Like any prescription medication, LUCENTIS is not for everyone. You should not use LUCENTIS if you have an infection in or around the eye.
Like other injections given into the eye, serious eye infection (endophthalmitis) and detached retina have occurred with LUCENTIS. Increases in eye pressure have been seen within 1 hour of an injection. Your eye doctor should monitor your eye pressure and eye health during the week after the injection. If your eye becomes red, sensitive to light, painful, or has a change in vision, you should seek immediate care from your eye doctor.
Although uncommon, conditions associated with eye- and non–eye-related blood clots (arterial thromboembolic events) may occur.
Serious side effects related to the injection procedure were rare. These included serious eye infection, detached retina, and cataract. Other uncommon serious side effects included inflammation inside the eye and increased eye pressure.
The most common eye-related side effects were red eye, eye pain, small specks in vision, the feeling that something is in your eye, and increased tears. The most common non–eye-related side effects were high blood pressure, nose and throat infection, and headache.
LUCENTIS is for prescription use only.
Individual results with LUCENTIS may vary.
Please see LUCENTIS full Prescribing Information.
