Intravitreal injections: past trends and future projections within a UK tertiary hospital.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

To describe past trends and future projections for the number of intravitreal injections being administered at a large tertiary hospital in London, United Kingdom.

Methods

Retrospective data from Moorfields Eye Hospital were collected using the electronic medical record system. Descriptive statistics were used to visualise overall trends. Time series forecasting was used to predict the number of injections that will be administered up to and including the year 2029.

Results

The number of injections has increased nearly 11-fold from 2009 to 2019, with a total of 44,924 injections delivered in 2019. The majority of injections were given for the treatment of neovascular age-related macular degeneration. Aflibercept formed 87% of injections administered in 2019. The

SUBMITTER: Chopra R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8227364 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature