Broke VS. Cataracts???

[Lynderlou]

Main Central vein Occlusion....
   Medicare  will pay for steroid injections.....but this promises cataracts and eye drops, and it will take quite a while for steroid injections to work.  
   Avastin injections are NOT covered by Medicare and cost $290 each....works faster eliminating edema, but is still fairly new.

  I am 49, on a fixed income, have 2 children and 2 grandchildren in my care from ages 12 to 1 Yr.. and really don't know what is the BEST choice to make.  I want to/have to see to take care of the children and vision is a priceless thing.

  Can you please advise me the BEST course of treatment?

Many Thanks,   Lynn in Alabama


This discussion is related to Avastin injection in eye for stroke and bleeding in eye.

[John C Hagan III, MD, FACS, FAAO]

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[AnnaE]

I am enraged that Medicare does not pay for avastin. You have called them

[John C Hagan III, MD, FACS, FAAO]

If you see a qualified retina Eye MD specialist and he/she says both are acceptable if it were me I would go with avastin.   You can always get a second opinion.

JCH MD