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The uvea is a vascular stratum that includes the iris, ciliary body and choroid. Uveitis is defined as inflammation of a part of the uvea or its entirety, but it is also used to describe inflammatory processes of any part of the eye, such as the vitreous or peripheral retina. The clinical taxonomy of uveitis […]

Sunir Garg, Hawaiian Eye 2022: Intravitreal Injections and Endophthalmitis

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Published Online: Feb 8th 2022

Universal mask use was shown to be effective at reducing incidence of endophthalmitis, according to results of a study presented at Hawaiian Eye 2022. We had the honour of interviewing Dr Sunir Garg (Retina Service, Wills Eye Hospital, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA) about his talk on the causes of endophthalmitis and its relationship with intravitreal injections.

The abstract entitled What Intravitreal Injections have Taught us about Endophthalmitis was presented at Hawaiian Eye 2022, 15–21 January 2022.  

Questions:

  1. What are the causes of endophthalmitis? (00:15)
  2. How frequently does endophthalmitis occur after intravitreal injections? (00:50)

Speaker Disclosure: Sunir Garg has no financial or non-financial relationships or activities to declare in relation to this interview.

Support: Interview and filming supported by Touch Medical Media Ltd. Interview conducted by Lisa Glass.

Filmed in coverage of Hawaiian Eye 2022.

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