The ideal intravitreal injection setting: office, ambulatory surgery room or operating theatre? A narrative review and international survey.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

This study reviews evidence and provides recommendations for the ideal setting of intravitreal injection (IVI) administration of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) inhibitors.

Methods

A multi-step approach was employed, including content analysis of regulations and guidelines, a systematic literature review, and an international survey assessing perioperative complications and endophthalmitis incidence in relation to injection settings. The literature review searched PubMed and Cochrane databases from 2006 to 2022, focusing on studies reporting correlations between complications and treatment settings. The survey utilized a web-based questionnaire distributed to clinical sites and the international ophthalmic community, with data managed using electronic captu

SUBMITTER: Veritti D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10587024 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature