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Tips for After Your LUCENTIS Treatment Appointment

  • Always follow your Retina Specialist's instructions
  • Use eye drops if they are prescribed to you by your Retina Specialist
  • Ask your Retina Specialist if you should avoid any particular activities
  • Have someone drive you home
  • Wear sunglasses if your eyes feel sensitive to light
  • Try to rest your eyes as much as possible (for at least a few hours)
  • 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
LUCENTIS® (ranibizumab injection) Patient Support Program

wAMD Staying on Track Brochure

Download the wAMD Staying on Track Brochure to help keep your treatment plan in sight.

Get support from the LUCENTIS Patient Support Program

If you have wet AMD, join the LUCENTIS Patient Support Program to receive more information and support, including:

Headphones

Live one‐on‐one phone support with Patient Support Specialists, available Monday through Friday, 9 AM ‐ 8 PM ET

Phone Support

Call 1-866-LUCENTIS (1-866-582-3684)

Brochure

Brochures mailed to your home

Email

Emails with tips and resources to help you stay on track

Access Solutions

Information on patient assistance options from Genentech Access Solutions

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LUCENTIS Patient Support Program

Enroll in the LUCENTIS Patient Support Program for resources like live one-on-one phone support, emails, or brochures.

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Financial Assistance Options

Financial Assistance Options

There may be options to help you afford LUCENTIS, no matter what type of health insurance you have. Learn about Genentech Access Solutions.

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NEXT: Injection FAQs

Who is LUCENTIS for? LUCENTIS® 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? 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. LUCENTIS is a prescription medication given by injection into the eye, and it has side effects. LUCENTIS is not for everyone. Some LUCENTIS patients have had detached retinas and serious eye 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.

Some patients have had increased eye pressure before and within 1 hour of an injection. Your eye doctor should check your eye pressure and eye health before and after your LUCENTIS injection. 

Uncommonly, LUCENTIS patients have had serious, sometimes fatal, problems related to blood clots, such as heart attacks or strokes. 

Some LUCENTIS patients have serious side effects related to the injection. These include serious infections inside the eye, detached retinas, and cataracts. 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, anemia, nausea and cough. 

LUCENTIS is for prescription use only.

You may report side effects to the FDA at (800) FDA-1088 or www.fda.gov/medwatch. You may also report side effects to Genentech at (888) 835-2555.

For additional Safety Information, please talk to your doctor and see the LUCENTIS full Prescribing Information.