Until she tried a new treatment for a serious eye condition, Erma Ellis, 70, feared she was about to lose her independence.
The Canada Road, Tyne Valley woman has wet age-related macular degeneration, which was steadily claiming her vision.
The treatment she was undergoing wasn’t working. Then her Charlottetown specialist, Dr Suleiman Sefau, suggested she try Lucentis, a drug administered by injection into her eye.
The cost for injections, close to $2,000 for each eye, are about $4,000 a month, she says. ...