Precautions
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Your eye doctor will want to check your or your child's progress closely and at regular visits, especially during the first few days after you receive this medicine, to make sure this medicine is working properly and to check for unwanted effects.
Receiving this medicine while you are pregnant can harm your unborn baby. Use an effective form of birth control before the first dose, during treatment, and for 3 months for Eylea® or for 4 months for Eylea® HD after the last dose to keep from getting pregnant. If you think you have become pregnant while receiving this medicine, tell your doctor right away.
Serious eye problems (eg, retinal detachment, endophthalmitis, increased pressure inside the eye, or retinal vasculitis with or without occlusion) may occur with this medicine. Check with your eye doctor right away if your or your child's eye becomes red, sensitive to light, or painful, or if you see flashes or sparks of light, have a change in vision, or feel increased pressure in the eye several days after the injection.
This medicine may increase your risk of blood clots. Check with your doctor right away if you or your child has pain in the chest, groin, or legs, especially the calves, difficulty breathing, a severe, sudden headache, slurred speech, a sudden loss of coordination, severe weakness or numbness in the arm or leg, or vision changes.
This medicine may cause temporary blurred vision. Do not drive or do anything else that could be dangerous until you know how this medicine affects you.
Portions of this document last updated: Feb. 01, 2024
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