Intravitreal injections: A historic background

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...

Automated Device for Intravitreal Injections

An automated system that injects medication into the vitreous humor of the eye (intravitreally) is proposed in this work. By providing a robotic injection system with an integrated local sterile environment, we can increase safety for patients, decrease procedure times, allow for integrated data storage and documentation, and reduce costs for medical staff and expensive operating rooms. The int...

Sterile Endophthalmitis after Intravitreal Injections

Sterile endophthalmitis appears as an infrequent complication of intravitreal injections and seems to develop mainly in the context of the off-label use of drugs that have not been conceived for intravitreous administration. The aetiology of sterile endophthalmitis, independently of the administered drug, remains uncertain and a multifactorial origin cannot be discarded. Sterile inflammation se...

The Success of Intravitreal Injections