60
Participants
Start Date
October 19, 2025
Primary Completion Date
November 19, 2025
Study Completion Date
December 19, 2025
Intravitreal injection of aflibercept 8 mg
"Preoperative preparation: Patients were prepared by applying topical fluoroquinolone eye drops (moxifloxacin hydrochloride 0.5% Vigamox, Alcon, USA) 4 times daily for three days before injection.~Procedure: The intravitreal injection was carried out in the operating room under complete aseptic techniques with an operating microscope. After the topical application of anaesthetic drops (benoxinate hydrochloride 0.4%, Benox, Epico, Egypt) to the ocular surface followed by the topical application of 10% povidone-iodine (Betadine) to the periocular area, lids and eye lashes, 5% povidone iodine was administered inside the conjunctival sac for three minutes before the intravitreal injection. 0.07 ml of aflibercept (8 mg) was injected into the vitreous cavity in the inferotemporal quadrant of the globe using a 30-gauge needle 4 mm from the limbus.~Postoperative care: After injection, topical antibiotic drops (moxifloxacin hydrochloride 0.5% Vigamox, Alcon, USA) were applied, and the eye was"
faculty of medicine, Tanta University, Tanta
Tanta University
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