Open Access<p>Reduction of Intraocular Pressure Spikes Due to Intravitreal Bevacizumab Injections by Scleral Indentation with Cotton Swab or Digital Ocular Massage: Innovative Techniques Compared</p>
Author(s) -
Raffaele Nuzzi,
Simona Scalabrin,
Alice Becco
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
clinical ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.025
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 1177-5483
pISSN - 1177-5467
DOI - 10.2147/opth.s263474
Subject(s) - medicine , ophthalmology , intraocular pressure , massage , glaucoma , surgery , pathology , alternative medicine
This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of different decompressive injection techniques in reducing intraocular pressure (IOP) spikes, if compared to the injection without pressure applied on the eye, following the intravitreal injection of bevacizumab.