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Zaltrap injection
Dr my dad has been given a zaltrap injection in eye.
Google says it is for cancer
My dad is just having inflammation in eye.
Earlier he took ava injection
Im worried about today zaltrap injection given in eye
Please advice whether it is for cancer or not ?
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Dr. A Raja Prasanna Kumar
Pulmonologist
44 yrs exp
Hyderabad
It is antivegg f .pl continue the treatment.pl consul your treating doctor.
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Dr. Nikhilesh Shete
Ophthalmologist/ Eye Surgeon
2 yrs exp
Sangli
It's given in various retinal inflammatory conditions. He must have something related to that .
Follow up with your retinal surgeon regularly.
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Dr. Anjaly Raju
Ophthalmologist/ Eye Surgeon
2 yrs exp
Bangalore
Zaltrap is the trade name for Aflibercept which is an anti VEGF, a medicine that has multiple uses not just one, just like most medicines that are currently in use in medical practice. It is used in cancers too. But that’s not the reason why it was given for your father. VEGFs are used in the eye to prevent progression and treatment of certain long standing ocular conditions. He must be having a chronic ongoing condition in his eye most likely wet ARMD( age related macular degeneration) or Diabetic Retinopathy.
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