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Risk of Infectious Endophthalmitis From a Resident-Performed Intravitreal Injection.

H Russell DayJanice C LawJennifer L Lindsey
Published in: Journal of vitreoretinal diseases (2020)
At our teaching clinic, resident-performed injections were not associated with an elevated risk of endophthalmitis when compared with attending-performed injections. Under varying levels of supervision, residents appeared to demonstrate appropriate sterile injection technique.
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