A new era in posterior segment ocular drug delivery: Translation of systemic, cell-targeted, dendrimer-based therapies

RM Kannan, I Pitha, KS Parikh - Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
Vision impairment and loss due to posterior segment ocular disorders, including age-related
macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy, are a rapidly growing cause of disability …

Critical analysis of techniques and materials used in devices, syringes, and needles used for intravitreal injections

GB Melo, NFS da Cruz, GG Emerson… - Progress in Retinal and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Intravitreal injections have become the most commonly performed intraocular treatments
worldwide. Because intravitreal injections may induce severe adverse events, such as …

Greener intravitreal injections: a narrative review

AY Ong, J Birtel, P Charbel Issa - Eye, 2024 - nature.com
Healthcare services are significant contributors to climate change. Ophthalmology, by virtue
of the volume of appointments and procedures it generates, is thought to play a major role in …

The impact of physician face mask use on endophthalmitis after intravitreal anti–vascular endothelial growth factor injections

SN Patel, J Hsu, MD Sivalingam, A Chiang… - American journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Purpose To evaluate the effect of physician face mask use on rates and outcomes of
postinjection endophthalmitis. Design Retrospective, comparative cohort study. Methods S …

Preventive factors, diagnosis, and management of injection-related endophthalmitis: a literature review

R Singh, S Davoudi, S Ness - Graefe's Archive for Clinical and …, 2022 - Springer
Background Intravitreal medication injections represent the gold standard treatment for a
variety of potentially blinding chorioretinal vascular diseases. Despite their excellent safety …

Topical antibiotic prophylaxis and intravitreal injections: impact on the incidence of acute endophthalmitis—a nationwide study in France from 2009 to 2018

F Baudin, E Benzenine, AS Mariet, IB Ghezala… - Pharmaceutics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background: The dramatic increase in intravitreal injections (IVTs) has been accompanied
by a greater need for safer procedures. The ongoing debate about topical antibiotic …

Prophylaxis measures for postinjection endophthalmitis

SN Patel, S Gangaputra, P Sternberg Jr, SJ Kim - Survey of Ophthalmology, 2020 - Elsevier
Intravitreal injections have become the most commonly performed ophthalmic procedure,
transforming modern retina practice. Postinjection endophthalmitis, while rare, remains the …

Container closure and delivery considerations for intravitreal drug administration

AC Parenky, S Wadhwa, HH Chen, AS Bhalla… - AAPS …, 2021 - Springer
Intravitreal (IVT) administration of therapeutics is the standard of care for treatment of back-of-
eye disorders. Although a common procedure performed by retinal specialists, IVT …

[HTML][HTML] Rates of endophthalmitis before and after transition from povidone-iodine to aqueous chlorhexidine asepsis for intravitreal injection

KAJ Stephenson, A Merkur, A Kirker, D Albiani… - Canadian Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Objective To assess the rate of post-intravitreal injection endophthalmitis between 2 asepsis
groups: aqueous chlorhexidine 0.1% and povidone-iodine 5%. Design Retrospective …

Ocular surface in posterior segment surgery

M Coassin, A Arrigo, F Ricci, R Rosa… - European Journal …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Nowadays, the technological breakthroughs of mini-invasive vitreo-retinal surgery improved
the perioperative management and the outcomes of millions of patients. The most common …