News and notices. January 12, 2015

Practical advice: How to give an intravitreal injection of an anti-VEGF drug

Figures 1 - 4. Image credit: Abba Hydara
Figures 1 – 4. Image credit: Abba Hydara

This article describes how to give an intravitreal injection of an anti-VEGF drug.

At present, the majority of intravitreal injections are administered by doctors; however, experience in the UK has shown that trained nurses can give these injections as safely as ophthalmologists.

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