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Who is LUCENTIS for?
LUCENTIS® (ranibizumab injection) is a prescription medicine for the treatment of patients with wet age-related macular degeneration (wAMD).
What important safety information should I know about LUCENTIS?
LUCENTIS is a prescription medication given by injection into the eye, and it has side effects. Some LUCENTIS patients have had detached retinas and serious infections inside the eye. You should not use LUCENTIS if you have an infection in or around the eye or are allergic to LUCENTIS or any of its ingredients.
Uncommonly, LUCENTIS patients have had serious, sometimes fatal, problems related to blood clots, such as heart attacks or strokes.
Some patients have had increased eye pressure before and within 1 hour of an injection.
Serious side effects include inflammation inside the eye and, rarely, problems related to the injection procedure, such as cataracts. These side effects can make your vision worse.
The most common eye-related side effects are increased redness in the white of the eye, eye pain, small specks in vision, and increased eye pressure. The most common non–eye-related side effects are nose and throat infections, headache, joint pain, and lung/airway infections.
If your eye becomes red, sensitive to light, or painful, or if you have a change in vision, call or visit your eye doctor right away.
For additional safety information, please talk to your doctor and see the LUCENTIS full prescribing information.
MACULAR DEGENERATION
Low-Vision Tips
For your kitchen
Whether you're making a snack for yourself or preparing a feast for friends and family, these tips can help make your kitchen easier to use, even if you have low vision.
Create a system: Make sure all of your utensils, spices, and ingredients have their own place in the kitchen. Then make it a habit to put things away as soon as you are finished using them so they are easily found the next time
Sniff first, sprinkle second: There's nothing like mistaking pepper for cinnamon—so follow your nose when you're not sure!
Perfect the art of touch: Making containers that look the same feel different can help you distinguish one from the other. For example, wrap a rubber band around the juice container to tell it apart from the milk
Adopt the art of contrast: Use a cutting board that contrasts in color with the items you're slicing and dicing. For instance, need to cut an onion? Use a black cutting board
For lighting your home
One simple way to make your home more low vision–friendly is to adjust the lighting. Good overall light is essential, especially in hallways and stairways. Here are some ways to improve the lighting in your home:
Use consistent lighting: Reduce or eliminate shadows and bright spots by keeping light at a consistent brightness throughout your home
Light the night: Use night-lights to illuminate places like bathrooms, bedrooms, and hallways that you may use often during the evening hours
Install cabinet lighting: Make using appliances easier by installing under-cabinet lights in your kitchen
Maximize available light: When sitting to read, place available light directly over the shoulder on the same side of your body as the eye with the best vision
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Who is LUCENTIS for?
LUCENTIS® (ranibizumab injection) is a prescription medicine for the treatment of patients with wet age-related macular degeneration (wAMD).
What important safety information should I know about LUCENTIS?
LUCENTIS is a prescription medication given by injection into the eye, and it has side effects. Some LUCENTIS patients have had detached retinas and serious infections inside the eye. You should not use LUCENTIS if you have an infection in or around the eye or are allergic to LUCENTIS or any of its ingredients.
Uncommonly, LUCENTIS patients have had serious, sometimes fatal, problems related to blood clots, such as heart attacks or strokes.
Some patients have had increased eye pressure before and within 1 hour of an injection.
Serious side effects include inflammation inside the eye and, rarely, problems related to the injection procedure, such as cataracts. These side effects can make your vision worse.
The most common eye-related side effects are increased redness in the white of the eye, eye pain, small specks in vision, and increased eye pressure. The most common non–eye-related side effects are nose and throat infections, headache, joint pain, and lung/airway infections.
If your eye becomes red, sensitive to light, or painful, or if you have a change in vision, call or visit your eye doctor right away.
For additional safety information, please talk to your doctor and see the LUCENTIS full prescribing information.
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