Evaluation of pain during intravitreal Ozurdex injections vs intravitreal bevacizumab injections

Intravitreal Injections

Man’s invasion into the sacred inner space of the eyethe vitreous cavity began around the same time he was attempting to invade the outer space i.e. in the 1950s. Von Sallman in1944 demonstrated the efficacy of Intravitreal antibiotics in a study in which he successfully cured endophthalmitis in rabbits by Intravitreal Penicillin injection. And thus began the era of Intravitreal antibiotics. Fi...

[Management of intravitreal injections].

PURPOSE The intravitreal injection is a minimally invasive technique which has been proved to be an effective therapy in the management of numerous vitreoretinal diseases. Its use has been rapidly increased in the last few years due to new medications and indications. However, non-standardized performance of this procedure might cause severe complications, being of special concern intraocular i...

Case of endophthalmitis following intravitreal injections of bevacizumab

PURPOSE We report a case of infectious endophthalmitis that developed after the third intravitreal injection of bevacizumab. The endophthalmitis was caused by Staphylococcus epidermidis. METHODS Observational case series. RESULTS This was a case of a 77-year-old man who had received three intravitreal injections of bevacizumab and developed infectious endophthalmitis. Polymerase chain react...

Sustained elevation in intraocular pressure associated with intravitreal bevacizumab injections.

This retrospective case series reports sustained elevation of intraocular pressure (IOP) after single or repeated intravitreal injections of bevacizumab (Avastin; Genentech, San Francisco, CA) for wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD). All six cases experienced significant and sustained elevation in IOP after single or repeated intravitreal injections of bevacizumab. Initiation or advancem...

The Success of Intravitreal Injections