Seasonal and Environmental Variations in Endophthalmitis after Intravitreal Anti-vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Injection: A Six-year Review.
Samir N PatelNikita MokhashiTravis J PeckLouis Z CaiMirataollah SalabatiRebecca R SoaresJohn HinkleVarun ChaudharyAjay E KuriyanMichael N CohenJason HsuSunir J GargPublished in: Current eye research (2022)
In contrast to previous work on postcataract endophthalmitis, seasonal and weather factors were not associated with post-injection endophthalmitis risk or bacterial species isolated. Visual outcomes at initial endophthalmitis presentation were correlated with precipitation, and worse visual outcomes were seen in patients who developed endophthalmitis in the spring.