Survey of Intravitreal Injection Practice Patterns Among Retina Specialists. (July 2020)
- Record Type:
- Journal Article
- Title:
- Survey of Intravitreal Injection Practice Patterns Among Retina Specialists. (July 2020)
- Main Title:
- Survey of Intravitreal Injection Practice Patterns Among Retina Specialists
- Authors:
- Sassalos, Thérèse M.
Patel, Nish
Andrews, Chris
Smith, Stephen J.
Musch, David C.
Besirli, Cagri G. - Abstract:
- Purpose: Intravitreal injection therapy (IVT) is the most performed procedure in ophthalmology. This study was conducted to determine current trends in IVT delivery. Methods: An online, 31-question, multiple-choice survey was sent to 1677 retina specialists. The survey consisted of 3 sections: general questions, procedure technique, and postprocedure technique. Results: A total of 264 (16%) retina specialists completed the survey. The use of povidone-iodine (100%) and small-gauge needles (97%) was common, whereas ocular anesthesia was split among lidocaine gel (31%), lidocaine drops (25%), subconjunctival lidocaine (28%), and lidocaine-soaked pledgets (15%). More than 85% indicated povidone-iodine contributes to post-IVT corneal toxicity, and 12% reported that a needlestick injury to physician or staff occurred during IVT. Conclusions: Key areas for IVT improvement include optimized ocular anesthesia, development of a guarded needle for ocular drug delivery, and formulation of a less toxic ocular antiseptic.
- Is Part Of:
- Journal of vitreoretinal diseases. Volume 4:Number 4(2020)
- Journal:
- Journal of vitreoretinal diseases
- Issue:
- Volume 4:Number 4(2020)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 4, Issue 4 (2020)
- Year:
- 2020
- Volume:
- 4
- Issue:
- 4
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2020-0004-0004-0000
- Page Start:
- 306
- Page End:
- 311
- Publication Date:
- 2020-07
- Subjects:
- injection -- intravitreal -- patterns -- respondents -- practice -- retina -- specialists -- survey -- technique
Retina -- Diseases -- Periodicals
Vitreous body -- Diseases -- Periodicals
Retina -- Diseases
Vitreous body -- Diseases
Periodicals
617.735005 - Journal URLs:
- http://journals.sagepub.com/toc/VRD/current ↗
https://uk.sagepub.com/en-gb/eur/journal-of-vitreoretinal-diseases/journal202603 ↗
http://www.sagepublications.com/ ↗ - DOI:
- 10.1177/2474126419899514 ↗
- Languages:
- English
- ISSNs:
- 2474-1264
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