My trip to the eye hospital went well, I think. I had the retinal photography done first and then an eye test as usual. My right eye, the one with wet AMD, was about the same, in other words I could read few letters, but this time with the pinhole I got a bit further down the chart, about half way. This is because of the corneal scarring from the accident 40 years ago.
My left eye, the one with dry AMD, seemed slightly improved, I read more letters than before. Still well better than the level required for driving, thank goodness. Then loads of drops to numb the eye before the pressure test which was normal and then more drops to dilate my pupils.
Then I saw the doctor who was pleased with the results, and decided to take me from injections in my right eye every six week to every eight.
I asked him about lampalizumab which could be a treatment for dry AMD. He knew about it but said it was early days to see if it was effective. He said a treatment for dry AMD was the Holy Grail for eye medicine.
So I’m back next week for an Eylea injection. My dilated pupils had a hard job coping with the bright sun on my wife’s white car, my son’s white front door – in fact with anything at all bright. As I write, about eight hours later, it’s settling down a bit. I should be able to drive tomorrow.