Technique of intravitreal injection
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Intravitreal injection technique
This article describes how to give an intravitreal injection of an anti-VEGF drug. At present, the majority of intravitreal injections are administered by doctors; however, experience in the UK has shown that trained nurses can give these injections as safely as ophthalmologists. The single most important thing to remember is that an intravitreal injection is an intraocular operation, and shoul...
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عنوان ژورنال: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Ophthalmology
سال: 1993
ISSN: 0814-9763,1440-1606
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-9071.1993.tb00768.x