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

J Vitreoretin Dis

Save Sight Institute, Specialty of Clinical Ophthalmology and Eye Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.

Published: September 2022

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.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9954776PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/24741264221116487DOI Listing

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