Intravitreal injections in clinical practice: results of a survey of eye surgeons in the Ural federal district

Abstract

Introduction. Intravitreal i njections ( IVI) are widespread in modern ophthalmology as a method of drug delivery in various posterior segment pathologies. Despite the accumulated experience, some aspects of the procedure remain debatable. In addition, in the literature there are no data on the practical aspects of IVI performance in real clinical conditions in Russia. This article presents the results of an anonymous survey of 74 ophthalmologists of the Ural Federal District of the Russian Federation, conducted in 2018 using an original questionnaire, which included 20 questions. It was revealed that respondents generally share the traditional for Russia approach to IVI as to major ophthalmic surgery. The survey revealed a lack of common approaches and incomplete adherence to modern guidelines in certain aspects of the procedure, and therefore correcting measures were proposed.