An intavitreal injection is basically a shot of medicine in the eye.The insides of our eyes are filled with a jelly like fluid called vitreous. In this procedure, your ophthalmologists, Mr Ijaz Sheikh inject medicine into the vitreous near the retina at the back of the eye.The medicine injected helps in treating certain eye problems, such as macular degeneration, retinal vein occlusion and diabetic retinopathy and also helps in protecting your vision. This is a very important procedure and Mr. Ijaz Sheikh has mastered the techniques of effective injections for his patient’s safety and reduction of complications. Mr. Ijaz Sheikh performs the injections himself and does not rely on nurses, technicians and locum doctors to provide the injections, as in many other centres.