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SUBMITTER: Reibaldi M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6678890 | biostudies-other | 2019 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Reibaldi Michele M Avitabile Teresio T Bandello Francesco F Longo Antonio A Bonfiglio Vincenza V Russo Andrea A Castellino Niccolò N Rejdak Robert R Nowomiejska Katarzyna K Toro Mario M Furino Claudio C Cillino Salvatore S Fiore Tito T Cagini Carlo C Grassi Patrizia P Musumeci Rosario R Cocuzza Clementina Elvezia CE Martinelli Marianna M Fallico Matteo M
Journal of clinical medicine 20190713 7
The study purpose was to assess the efficacy of a preservative-free 0.6% povidone iodine eye drops as perioperative prophylactic treatment for reducing conjunctival bacterial load and the rate of needle contamination in patients undergoing intravitreal anti-vascular endothelial growth factor injection. Enrolled patients were randomized to either the study group (0.6% povidone iodine, three day-prophylactic treatment before the injection) or to the control group (placebo, three day-prophylactic t ...[more]