Pain related to intravitreal injections for age-related macular degeneration: a qualitative study of the perspectives of patients and practitioners.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Ocular pain is a commonly reported finding in the intravitreal injection procedure, but post-injection experiences and patient adherence to treatment remain underexplored. We therefore aimed to identify key variations in the intravitreal injection procedure that may influence pain, and to gain insights into the post-injection experience and treatment adherence from the perspective of patients and practitioners.

Design

Qualitative semistructured interview study using reflexive thematic analysis of transcripts.

Setting

Hospital Eye Clinic in Wales, UK. Interviews were conducted between May and September 2019.

Participants

Purposive sample of patients aged ≥50 years with neovascular age-related macular degeneration and no other retinal pathology who had

SUBMITTER: Yiallouridou C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10432642 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature