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Safety Of Simultaneous Bilateral Intravitreal Versus Unilateral Anti-Vasculo-Endothelial Growth Factors Injection In An Operating Room Setting, Irfan Kabiruddin Jeeva, Sidra Masud, Rehman Siddiqui, Hadees Murad Fahad

Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences

Objectives: Chorioretinal diseases requiring the use of anti-vascular endothelial growth (anti-VEGF) injections often occur in both eyes simultaneously. This can necessitate injecting both eyes together rather than one eye at a time. The purpose of the study was to determine whether simultaneous bilateral intravitreal injections of anti-VEGF agents are safe when administered in an operation theatre setting.
Methods: Retrospective review of data was conducted. Single center study conducted in a tertiary care hospital in Karachi Pakistan. Approximately 30,000 eyes that received anti-VEGF injection during a 10-year study period were included (March 2008-February 2018). Patients who were lost to follow up …