Complications of intravitreal injections: 2022

D Patel, SN Patel, V Chaudhary… - Current Opinion in …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Intravitreal injections continue to be one of the most commonly performed procedures by
ophthalmologists. Although the injections are generally well tolerated, sight-threatening …

TFOS Lifestyle: Impact of contact lenses on the ocular surface

L Jones, N Efron, K Bandamwar, M Barnett, DS Jacobs… - The ocular …, 2023 - Elsevier
Several lifestyle choices made by contact lens wearers can have adverse consequences on
ocular health. These include being non-adherent to contact lens care, slee** in lenses, ill …

Preventive factors, diagnosis, and management of injection-related endophthalmitis: a literature review

R Singh, S Davoudi, S Ness - Graefe's Archive for Clinical and …, 2022 - Springer
Background Intravitreal medication injections represent the gold standard treatment for a
variety of potentially blinding chorioretinal vascular diseases. Despite their excellent safety …

The influence of universal face mask use on endophthalmitis risk after intravitreal anti–vascular endothelial growth factor injections

SN Patel, PH Tang, PP Storey, JD Wolfe, J Fein… - Ophthalmology, 2021 - Elsevier
Purpose Routine use of face masks for patients and physicians during intravitreal anti–
vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) injections has increased with the emergence of …

Comparison of endophthalmitis rates after alcohol-based chlorhexidine and povidone-iodine antisepsis for intravitreal injections

AV Mishra, CM Tong, L Faes, MK Cheema… - Ophthalmology …, 2024 - Elsevier
Objective Intravitreal injections (IVIs) are the most frequently performed intraocular
procedure in Canada. Povidone-iodine (PI) is the current gold standard for antisepsis for IVI …

Impact of ta** the upper mask edge on ocular surface stability and dry eye symptoms

S Nair, M Kaur, R Sah, JS Titiyal - American Journal of Ophthalmology, 2022 - Elsevier
Purpose To evaluate the impact of ta** the upper mask edge on ocular surface stability,
dry eye symptomology, and tear osmolarity in N95 mask users. Design Prospective …

Infectious keratitis after keratorefractive surgery: update and review of the literature

J Liu, X Guo, Z Wei, Y Zhang, Z Zhang, X Xu… - Eye & Contact …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: To summarize the clinical manifestations, microbiological profile, treatment, and
prognosis of corneal infections after different keratorefractive surgery. Methods: To obtain …

Endophthalmitis after intravitreal injections during the COVID-19 pandemic with implementation of universal masking

MM Naguib, S Ghauri, A Mukhopadhyay, AC Schefler - Retina, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Purpose: To evaluate the rates of postintravitreal injection–related endophthalmitis during
the COVID-19 pandemic with institution of both physician and patient face masking …

Impact of patient face mask use on endophthalmitis after intravitreal anti-VEGF injections

M Hébert, E You, K Hammamji, S Bourgault… - Canadian Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Objective To compare the incidence of endophthalmitis after intravitreal anti-vascular
endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF) injections with and without patient face masking …

Effect of ta** face masks on quantitative particle counts near the eye: implications for intravitreal injections in the COVID-19 era

WG Schultheis, JE Sharpe, Q Zhang, SN Patel… - American Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Purpose To determine the effect of ta** the top of face masks on air particle counts
directed toward the eye during simulated intravitreal injections. Design Prospective …