Stellungnahme der Deutschen Ophthalmologischen Gesellschaft, der Retinologischen Gesellschaft und des Berufsverbandes der Augenärzte Deutschlands: Endophthalmitisprophylaxe bei intravitrealer operativer Medikamenteneingabe (IVOM) (Stand Juli 2013)^[*]

Rezente Ergebnisse klinischer Studien geben Anlass dazu, die Rolle der prä- oder postoperativen topischen Antibiotikagabe nach intravitrealen Injektionen zur Endophthalmitisprophylaxe neu zu bewerten. Da eine solche Prophylaxe u. a. in der Fachinformation von Lucentis® [1] empfohlen wird, bestehen Bedenken auch vor juristischen Konsequenzen, falls bei Auftreten einer Endophthalmitis keine topische Antibiotikagabe angewandt wurde.

^* Dieser Beitrag wird ebenfalls in der Zeitschrift Der Ophthalmologe, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2013, 10.1007/s00347-013-2946-3 veröffentlicht.

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