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Infectious Disease
Meta-analysis
Meta-analysis finds no benefit of topical antibiotic prophylaxis for endophthalmitis after intravitreal injections
Do antibiotic eye drops prevent dangerous infections after eye injections?
A systematic review and meta-analysis of over 5.8 million intravitreal injections found no significant difference in endophthalmitis inciden…
A new analysis of nearly 6 million eye injections found that antibiotic drops did not prevent rare infections and may actually increase risk…
Apr 2, 2026
Infectious Disease
Meta-analysis
Meta-analysis finds topical antibiotic prophylaxis does not reduce endophthalmitis after intravitreal injection
Study finds topical antibiotics do not prevent eye infections after injections
A systematic review and meta-analysis of over 3 million intravitreal injections found no significant difference in endophthalmitis incidence…
Topical antibiotic eye drops do not prevent serious eye infections after injections, according to a review of over 3 million procedures.
Apr 2, 2026