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Macular degeneration: X- ray beam that could end painful jabs for ageing eyes. By. Carol Davis for Mail. Online. Published. BST, 4 March 2. 01.

BST, 5 March 2. 01. Patients with wet age- related macular degeneration need regular injections into the eye to preserve their sight. Sheila Rossan, 7.

London, was one of the first to undergo a new procedure that reduces the need for the painful jabs. THE PATIENT'It was terrifying because I knew AMD can cause the loss of central vision,' said Sheila Rossan. Glancing at my tiled kitchen floor four years ago, I was shocked to find that instead of running in straight lines, the grout between the tiles seemed to be doing a hula dance: it wiggled and waved all over the place. Then when I picked up my crossword, the two final columns seemed to be falling away.

My sister, Mitzi had developed the same symptoms a few months earlier and been diagnosed with a degenerative eye condition, age- related macular degeneration (AMD), so I knew I needed urgent treatment. I called my GP and she referred me to Moorfields Eye Hospital in London as an emergency the next day. You can do a self- test for AMD using an Amsler grid, made up of horizontal and vertical lines, so I printed one off the internet. When I focused on the central dot with my left eye, the straight lines curved and there was a dark shape at the centre. It was terrifying because I knew AMD can cause the loss of central vision, which you need for looking straight ahead.

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At Moorfields the next morning the consultant injected dye into a vein in my arm which travelled up to the eye to highlight the blood vessels. He confirmed I had wet AMD in the left eye — abnormal blood vessels were clustered under the macula, which is the central part of the retina at the back of the eye. You can do a self- test for AMD using an Amsler grid, made up of horizontal and vertical lines, so I printed one off the internet,' said Sheila. When these blood vessels leak, they can cause inflammation and scarring, damaging eyesight. My right eye was clear. I then had Lucentis injected into the side of my eyeball — this drug stops the chemicals that make these blood vessels grow and leak and can even reverse the disease.

Though I had local anaesthetic drops, the needle hurt horribly. The doctors warned that the condition could return and I met people who’d had 3. That day my eye felt so uncomfortable I just wanted my bed. Though it looked normal, the eye felt gritty and I had to take antibiotics for five days and couldn’t swim or wear eye make- up. Every four to six weeks, I’d go back for checks and more Lucentis, if needed. Though the idea of an injection was repulsive, I knew it could save my sight from deteriorating.

Over two years, I had around 1. Once my eye was terribly painful for a couple of days and another time the doctor broke blood vessels. On one visit I refused an injection because I just couldn’t bear it.

Over two years, I had around 1. Sheila. I checked my sight weekly, and the black shape in the centre of the Amsler grid turned grey, then disappeared after a couple of injections, showing an improvement. Then my husband, Alfred, read about Oraya’s IRay device, a new treatment being tested where a low- voltage X- ray beam is aimed at the abnormal blood vessels to stop them growing, and reduce inflammation and scarring. Moorfields referred me to the consultant doing the trial, Tim Jackson at King’s College Hospital in London. I had the treatment in April 2. I didn’t feel a thing and 2. I went home.  Afterwards I had tests every month, which showed my left eye was fine.

In the year after the IRay treatment I needed only one more injection (because the blood vessels were starting to grow back), and by last year, I was down to six- monthly check- ups. By then AMD was starting to develop in my right eye, so I’ve had two Lucentis injections in it.

I’m keen to have Oraya but because the trial is over I’ll have to pay for it. But it’s better than going blind. Now the devastating deterioration has stopped, I can enjoy crosswords and go swimming and skiing, too — without needing more painful injections. THE SURGEONTim Jackson is a consultant ophthalmic surgeon at King’s College Hospital, London. He says: Age- related macular degeneration, a condition where cells in the macula slowly die off, affects 5. Britons and causes more blindness than all other eye diseases put together. Around half have wet AMD, the most damaging kind, causing vision loss often within a few weeks or months.

The leaking fluid makes the macula thicken. It’s like looking through a convex mirror — straight lines are distorted.

Damaged central vision makes it difficult to recognise faces, watch TV, read and drive. Age- related macular degeneration affects 5. Briton. Each year 4. Britons are diagnosed with wet AMD. Doctors don’t fully understand its causes, but it usually affects the over- 5.

Eating lots of green leafy vegetables is advised because they provide critical nutrients and protect against harmful chemicals generated by light and oxygen combining at the back of the eye. Watch Dulha Mil Gaya Online (2017)'>Watch Dulha Mil Gaya Online (2017). Watch The Cemetery Online Forbes. Older people should visit their optician every year or two and without delay if they notice blurred central vision. NHS patients have been offered Lucentis since 2.

Most start with three injections over three months, then return to hospital every four to six weeks and have further injections if the disease has reactivated. Most patients need four to eight injections a year for life. While some tolerate these well, others dislike them intensely. Most maintain their vision over the initial few years of treatment and about a third  improve, however sight can decline in the longer term. Watch Cleaner Online Cleaner Full Movie Online there. Each Lucentis injection costs the NHS £1,0. Radiotherapy has been tried as a treatment for wet AMD as far back as 1.

Oraya IRay is a significant refinement of the technique and aims to reduce or even eliminate the injections. Cells that are still growing — such as with new blood vessels — absorb more radiation than mature, healthy ones. Because the IRay is precisely focused, we can target the abnormal vessels and reduce damage to the neighbouring healthy retina. A trial at King’s College Hospital and other European sites found patients needed around a third fewer Lucentis injections following treatment. For those with the most active disease, injections were reduced by over half and vision was significantly better than for those on Lucentis alone.

A third of this group needed no further injections over a year. The treatment is not suitable for everyone with wet AMD, such as where the macula is severely scarred.

And while most patients get some benefit, about a quarter still require at least four injections a year. Treatment takes around ten to 2. Anaesthetic eye drops are put into the patient’s eye, then they put their chin in a chin rest. A contact lens, which is fixed to a bar, is placed over the eye to stop it moving, then the machine fires the three beams at the macula from three different angles.

If the patient moves, the IRay’s tracking device interrupts treatment until the eye is back in position. Afterwards the patient cannot drive home and returns for monitoring a month later. The IRay treatment is available only privately at £4,0. Optegra Oraya helpline 0.

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