
If your doctor has chosen OZURDEX
®, he or she will discuss more specific
reasons why OZURDEX
® was selected as well as the benefits and risks
of treatment.
Indications
OZURDEX® (dexamethasone intravitreal implant) is an implant injected
into the eye (vitreous) and used:
- To treat adults with macular edema following branch retinal vein occlusion (BRVO)
or central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO)
- To treat adults with noninfectious uveitis affecting the posterior segment of the
eye
Important Safety Information
OZURDEX
® should not be used in patients who have any infections or
diseases in the eye, or surrounding eye area, including most viral diseases of the
cornea and conjunctiva, including active herpes viral infection of the eye, vaccinia,
varicella, mycobacterial infections, and fungal diseases.
OZURDEX
® should not be used in patients with advanced glaucoma. You
should not use OZURDEX
® if you are allergic to one of its ingredients.
Injections into the vitreous in the eye are associated with serious eye infection
(endophthalmitis), eye inflammation, increased eye pressure, and retinal detachments.
Use of corticosteroids may produce posterior subcapsular cataracts, increased eye
pressure, glaucoma, and may increase the establishment of secondary ocular infections
due to bacteria, fungi, or viruses.
In the days following injection with OZURDEX
®, patients are at risk
for potential complications including in particular, but not limited to, the development
of serious eye infection or elevated intraocular pressure.
If your eye becomes red,
sensitive to light, painful, or develops a change in vision, you should seek immediate
care from your eye doctor. You may experience temporary visual blurring
after receiving an injection and should not drive or use machines until this has
resolved.
The most common side effects reported in patients include: increased eye pressure,
conjunctival bleeding, eye pain, conjunctival hyperemia, ocular hypertension, cataract,
vitreous detachment, and headache.
OZURDEX
® is for prescription use only. Individual results with OZURDEX
®
may vary.
Please see full prescribing information. Click here.
You are encouraged to report negative side effects of prescription drugs to the
FDA. Visit
www.fda.gov/medwatch,
or call 1-800-FDA-1088.
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