pdaveyMy sister-in-law was given Lucentis for wet macular degeneration in an eye that also has glaucoma Isn't that counter indicated?
Is Lucentis contraindicated in patients with glaucoma?
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- 16 Jul 2012 by pdavey
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- lucentis, glaucoma, macular degeneration
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suzanne6616 Jul 2012
No. Lucentis is only contraindicated in patients with an eye infection or allergies to any of the injection components.
http://www.drugs.com/pro/lucentis.html - scroll down to contraindications.
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