Needle Me This
Patients must sign this before receiving their first injection.
What is informed consent?
What is 30G?
This clear, gel-like substance fills the posterior chamber and is the site of intravitreal injections.
What is vitreous humor?
This is the most common patient-reported symptom immediately after injection.
What is a floater?
This common retinal disease (mostly in seniors) is a major indication for anti-VEGF injections.
What is wet age-related macular degeneration?
This type of anesthesia is used for intravitreal injections.
What is topical anesthesia?
What is Ozurdex?
This can occur immediately after injection.
What is elevated IOP's?
A small air bubble in the vitreous may cause this benign visual symptom.
What is a floater or "bubble" in vision?
You should advise the patient to monitor for this sign of serious infection.
What is sudden decreased vision, headache or severe pain?
This antiseptic is most commonly used to prep the ocular surface before injection.
What is povidone-iodine (betadine)?
This anti-VEGF drug was the first FDA-approved treatment for wet AMD.
What is Lucentis?
What is the correct eye?
Retinal vein occlusion can cause this complication treatable by injections.
What is macular edema?
This condition is characterized by thickening of the macula due to fluid leakage from diabetic vessels.
What is diabetic macular edema (DME)?
A sterile lid speculum is used during injections to prevent this.
What is contamination from the eyelids or lashes?
This newer intravitreal therapy combines VEGF and Ang-2 inhibition for extended durability.
What is Vabysmo?
This structure must be avoided during injection to prevent cataract formation.
What is the lens?
Patients receiving repeated anti-VEGF injections are monitored with this imaging method to assess macular thickness and fluid.
What is optical coherence tomography (OCT)?
This rare but serious complication can occur if the needle penetrates too deeply during injection.
This anti-VEGF medication is repackaged from an oncology formulation and often used off-label.
What is avastin?
What is vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)?
What is 3.5mm?
This condition leads to the growth of abnormal vessels into the vitreous from the retina.
What is proliferative diabetic retinopathy?
This rare but serious complication presents with pain, redness and vision loss.
What is endophthalmitis?