Table 1.
Selected reports of per-injection rates of endophthalmitis after intravitreal anti-VEGF injections
Series | Cases | Injections | Rate (%) |
---|---|---|---|
Rasmussen et al. [5] | 2 | 7,584 | 0.026 |
Gillies et al. [6] | 2 | 9,162 | 0.022 |
Englander et al. [7] | 3 | 10,208 | 0.029 |
Moshfeghi et al. [8•] | 12 | 60,322 | 0.020 |
Rates per patient over multiple years may be substantially higher VEGF vascular endothelial growth factor