Are intravitreal injections essential during the COVID-19 pandemic? Global preferred practice patterns and practical recommendations

Are intravitreal injections essential during the COVID-19 pandemic? Global preferred practice patterns and practical recommendations

Abstract Tertiary outpatient ophthalmology clinics are high-risk environments for COVID-19 transmission, especially retina clinics, where regular follow-up is needed for elderly patients with multiple comorbidities. Intravitreal injection therapy (IVT) for chronic macular diseases, is one of the mos...

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Main Authors: A. C. S. Tan, R. Schwartz, D. Anaya, I. Chatziralli, M. Yuan, M. V. Cicinelli, L. Faes, M. Mustapha, N. Phasukkijwatana, D. Pohlmann, R. Reynolds, A. Rosenblatt, A. Savastano, S. Touhami, K. Vaezi, C. V. Ventura, D. Vogt, J. Ambati, M. D. de Smet, A. Loewenstein, the International Retina Collaborative
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-06-01
Series:International Journal of Retina and Vitreous
Subjects:
COVID-19
Intravitreal injections
Age-related macular degeneration
Diabetic macula edema
Practice patterns
Recommendations
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40942-022-00380-6

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s40942-022-00380-6

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