ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS FOR PREVENTING ENDOPHTHALMITIS AFTER INTRAVITREAL INJECTIONS
Topical antibiotic prophylaxis was not associated with a reduced risk of endophthalmitis and may increase the risk in patients receiving antivascular endothelial growth factor intravitreal injections. These findings suggest that the routine use of antibiotic prophylaxis for these injections is unwarranted.
Authors
- Luiz Alberto Zago Filho
- Yuri Aleksander-Ivanov (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-2151-8672)
- Lídia Cheidde (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-7282-9131)
Institutions
- Retina Clinic (BR)
- Universidade Federal do Paraná (BR)
- Universidade do Extremo Sul Catarinense (BR)
- Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Retina
- Published
- 2025-12-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/iae.0000000000004743
- Primary Topic
- Ocular Infections and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00