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SUBMITTER: Lau PE
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6098904 | biostudies-literature | 2018
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Lau P Et PE Jenkins K S KS Layton C J CJ
Journal of ophthalmology 20180724
Intravitreal injection of a therapeutic substance is the most common procedure performed in ophthalmology. It has a low incidence of serious complications but is associated with a small chance of endophthalmitis. Although the rate of endophthalmitis is between 0.019% and 0.09%, the associated visual morbidity is often devastating. Procedural changes have evolved over the years to improve patient comfort and reduce injection-related injury and infection. Despite the availability of published evid ...[more]