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Trial reportTranslational vision science & technology2020

Intravitreal Injection with a Conjunctival Injection Device: A Single-Center Experience.

Yu Qiang Soh, Nathalie Pei Yu Chiam, Andrew Shih Hsiang Tsai, Gemmy Chui Ming Cheung, Tien Yin Wong, Ian Yew San Yeo, Edmund Yick Mun Wong, Anna Cheng Sim Tan

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
In one paragraph

Trial report in Translational vision science & technology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Comparison of Two Different Intravitreal Injection Techniques.Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2021
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Yu Qiang SohSingapore National Eye Centre, Singapore.
Nathalie Pei Yu ChiamSingapore National Eye Centre, Singapore.
Andrew Shih Hsiang TsaiSingapore National Eye Centre, Singapore.
Gemmy Chui Ming CheungSingapore National Eye Centre, Singapore.
Tien Yin WongSingapore National Eye Centre, Singapore.
Ian Yew San YeoSingapore National Eye Centre, Singapore.
Edmund Yick Mun WongSingapore National Eye Centre, Singapore.
Anna Cheng Sim TanSingapore National Eye Centre, Singapore.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Purpose: To evaluate the clinical performance of the intravitreal injection assistant device (InVitria) compared with the conventional freehand technique for delivering intravitreal injections. Methods: Seventy patients were randomized to receive intravitreal injections via the conventional freehand technique while 70 received injections using the InVitria. Half of all procedures in each group were performed by junior surgeons, while the rest were performed by senior surgeons. Results: Mean injections times were 90.0 ± 23.3 seconds and 64.9 ± 26.8 seconds for conventional versus InVitria ( Conclusions: In our experience, the InVitria is a comparable alternative to the conventional freehand technique of delivering intravitreal injections, with the potential for faster injection times and without compromising on patient comfort. Translational Relevance: The study provides evidence to suggest that the InVitria may be deployed effectively in clinical practice.

Indexed as

ConjunctivaConjunctivitisHumansIntravitreal InjectionsPain MeasurementinjectionintravitrealInVitriasurgery

Identifiers

PMID32855874
PMCPMC7422773

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