After being treated with Avastin, have you noticed a black spot after eye injection? Patients have reported finding silicone eye floaters after receiving this treatment, causing many to see a black spot after eye injection.

One man, a 50-year-old diabetes patient, was treated for diabetic macular edema with Avastin. He received five treatments total, two in his left eye and three in his right.

After the last treatment, the patient found he was seeing a black spot after eye injection in the right eye. Upon examination, a cotton fiber was found in the right eye. The cotton fiber may have been introduced to the eye via the injection, in any step of the procedure.

Avastin Eye Injections

Avastin (also known as bevacizumab) was actually first approved as a medication for cancer treatment. However, Avastin is also commonly used as an off-label treatment for certain eye diseases.

After doctors discovered it could help the treatment of certain eye diseases, they began prescribing Avastin off-label for this purpose. Doctors have prescribed Avastin to treat eye diseases including macular degeneration, retinal vein occlusion, diabetic macular edema and diabetic retinopathy.

At this point, Avastin has only been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as a cancer treatment, and is not officially approved for the treatment of these other conditions. Doctors are allowed to prescribe drugs for off-label uses, however, and such uses are quite common.

Complications of Avastin Eye Injections

Unfortunately, Avasatin eye injections have been linked with a number of problems. These side effects are not linked with the drug bevacizumab itself, but actually with the way this drug is injected.

If you have noticed that you have eye floaters or a black spot after eye injection with Avastin, this may be caused by material that has leaked into the injection over time.

Avastin eye injections use a pre-filled syringe that has spent days or even several weeks waiting around after pharmacies have purchased them from distributors. This means that materials may be introduced to the syringe between filling and injection.

A number of patients have reported that a black spot after eye injection that turned out to be from silicone. The silicone does not come from the drug itself, but has rather been introduced into the syringe after it was lubricated with silicone oil. These syringes are lubricated in multiple spots: the needle, the barrel and the plunger.

Since the syringes are prefilled and can wait around for up to several weeks before finally being used, particles of the silicone oil are apparently able to migrate over time into the other substance, mixing and allowing silicone particles to be injected into a patient’s eye.

This can leave behind silicone eye floaters, causing a black spot after eye injection, according to a number of patients.

Patients report that having eye floaters after an injection can lead to a number of serious side effects, including but not limited to the following:

• Increased intraocular pressure
• Inflammation
• Infection (endophthalmitis)
• Retinal tearing
• Retinal detachment
• Cataract formation
• Glaucoma (increased pressure in the eye)
• Hypotony (reduced pressure in the eye)
• Corneal damage
• Vision loss/blindness
• Other sight-related complications

Filing a Lawsuit Over Avastin Injection Problems

If you or someone you love has suffered from serious complications caused by silicone eye floaters after an Avastin eye injection, such as infection, inflammation, or others, you may be able to file an Avastin lawsuit. Of course, filing a lawsuit cannot take away the pain and suffering caused by these side effects, but it can help to alleviate the financial burden incurred by medical expenses and lost wages.

Do YOU have a legal claim? Fill out the form on this page now for a free, immediate, and confidential case evaluation. The attorneys who work with Top Class Actions will contact you if you qualify to let you know if an individual lawsuit or Avastin silicone injection class action lawsuit is best for you. [In general, Avastin lawsuits are filed individually by each plaintiff and are not class actions.] Hurry — statutes of limitations may apply.

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