Visudyne Injection is used to treat eye conditions such as wet form of macular degeneration.

Visudyne Injection is administered under the supervision of healthcare professionals. Do not self administer this injection. Inform your doctor before taking this injection, if you have any known allergy to it. The common side effects include injection site reaction (pain, swelling, redness) and visual disturbances.

However, if you experience these side effects for a longer duration or any other symptoms which you think may be due to this medicine, please inform your doctor. Caution is advised for driving after administration of this injection, as side effects may cause difficulty for eyes to concentrate and react.

Uses of Visudyne Powder for Injection

Wet age-related macular degeneration

Benefits of Visudyne Powder for Injection

In Wet age-related macular degeneration

Macula is the part of the retina responsible for central vision. Wet age-related macular degeneration is an eye disorder that causes blurred vision or a blind spot in your visual field due to abnormal blood vessels that leak fluid or blood into the macula. This leads to vision problems. Visudyne Injection helps prevent leakage of such abnormal blood vessels and therefore prevents vision loss. It is given as an injection by a doctor or nurse and should not be self-administered.

Side effects of Visudyne Powder for Injection

Most side effects do not require any medical attention and disappear as your body adjusts to the medicine. Consult your doctor if they persist or if you’re worried about them

Common side effects of Visudyne

Injection site reactions (pain, swelling, redness)
Visual impairment

How to use Visudyne Powder for Injection

Your doctor or nurse will give you this medicine. Kindly do not self administer.

How Visudyne Powder for Injection works

Visudyne Injection accumulates in the abnormal blood vessels and, when stimulated by non-thermal red light in the presence of oxygen, produces highly reactive short-lived singlet oxygen and other reactive oxygen radicals, resulting in local damage to the endothelium and blockage of the vessels.

Safety advice

Alcohol

CAUTION

Caution is advised when consuming alcohol with Visudyne Injection. Please consult your doctor.

Pregnancy

CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR

Visudyne Injection may be unsafe to use during pregnancy. Although there are limited studies in humans, animal studies have shown harmful effects on the developing baby. Your doctor will weigh the benefits and any potential risks before prescribing it to you. Please consult your doctor.

Breast feeding

CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR

Visudyne Injection is probably unsafe to use during breastfeeding. Limited human data suggests that the drug may pass into the breastmilk and harm the baby.

Driving

UNSAFE

Visudyne Injection may cause side effects which could affect your ability to drive.
It may cause visual disturbances such as abnormal vision, vision decrease, or visual field defects that may interfere with your ability to drive or use machines.

Kidney

CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR

There is limited information available on the use of Visudyne Injection in patients with kidney disease. Please consult your doctor.

Liver

CAUTION

Visudyne Injection should be used with caution in patients with liver disease. Dose adjustment of Visudyne Injection may be needed. Please consult your doctor.

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Quick tips

Visudyne Injection is used for the treatment of eye diseases caused by diabetes, macular degeneration and macular swelling.
It is administered directly into the eyeball by an eye specialist.
It may cause temporary visual disturbances. Don't drive or do anything that requires mental focus until you know how Visudyne Injection affects you.
Inform your doctor if you experience increased eye pain and redness, blurred or decreased vision, or increased sensitivity to light.

Fact Box

Chemical Class

Benzoporphyrin Derivative

Habit Forming

Therapeutic Class

OPHTHAL

Action Class

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Patient concerns

Macular degeneration in left eye

Dr. Richa Jain

Ophthalmology

Get Oct done. n visit

Sir, is surgery necessary in the initial stages of macular degeneration or it can be cured with medicines

Dr. Richa Jain

Ophthalmology

What kind of surgery. Macular degeneration can't be cured.Share pic of your prescription

My father has AMD - Age related Macular Degeneration in left eye. It is a retina disease. Hence he has lower visibility in left eye. Doctor suggested to take injection of Avastin in eye. This is an off label medicine. Please advise us it is really work or not. Any other treatment is better than this?

Dr. Richa Jain

Ophthalmology

Yes it is off labelBut its costlier 3 times1 injection is not always enoughHe might need more no . of injections

Piles and digestion related problem. Disc degeneration and pain in joints. Cervical Spondylitis and bulging in L5 s1

Dr. Saurav Arora

Homeopathy

In your case I advise you to visit a homeopathic doctor and take treatment under supervision. In homeopathy symptoms, history and examination is very important. In majority of cases, after a long case taking and case workout, we try to select a constitutional remedy which is used to treat the disease from its root cause. Taking a constitutional treatment shall also take care the reoccurrence of disease.

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Visudyne Injection

Product introduction

Uses of Visudyne Powder for Injection

Benefits of Visudyne Powder for Injection

In Wet age-related macular degeneration

Side effects of Visudyne Powder for Injection

Common side effects of Visudyne

How to use Visudyne Powder for Injection

How Visudyne Powder for Injection works

Safety advice

All substitutes

Quick tips

Fact Box

Patient concerns

User feedback

Top Ophthalmologists

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