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. 2022 Sep 8;6(6):443-451.
doi: 10.1177/24741264221116487. eCollection 2022 Nov-Dec.

Clinical Practice Update: Management of Infectious Endophthalmitis After Intravitreal Anti-VEGF Injection

Rohan Merani  1   2   3 , Mark W Johnson  4 , Colin A McCannel  5 , Harry W Flynn Jr  6 , Ingrid U Scott  7 , Alex P Hunyor  2
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Review

Clinical Practice Update: Management of Infectious Endophthalmitis After Intravitreal Anti-VEGF Injection

Rohan Merani et al. J Vitreoretin Dis. .

Abstract

Although infectious endophthalmitis after intravitreal antivascular endothelial growth factor injections is rare, it is the most feared and potentially devastating complication of this procedure. There is no high-level evidence to provide definitive guidance on the management of endophthalmitis occurring after intravitreal injection (IVI). This clinical practice update reviews the published literature regarding post-IVI endophthalmitis and highlights areas in which further research is needed to better guide its management.

Keywords: endophthalmitis; intravitreal injection; vascular endothelial growth factor.

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The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

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