Patient-Reported Complications after Intravitreal Injection and Their Predictive Factors.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The intravitreal injection (IVI) of pharmacologic agents is the most commonly performed ocular procedure and is associated with a host of complications. Most IVI-related complications data are derived from randomized controlled clinical trials, which report a high adverse event rate. The nature of these protocol-driven trials limit their applicability to the diverse circumstances seen in routine clinical practice. The goal of this study was to determine the prevalence of patient-reported IVI-related complications, their risk factors, and the manner in which patients sought treatment at a tertiary eye care center.

Design

Retrospective, institutional review board-approved study.

Participants

Forty-four thousand seven hundred thirty-four injections in 5318 unique

SUBMITTER: Ramos MS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7548755 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature