Cryoanesthesia for Intravitreal Injections

Summary

The cryoanesthesia (CA) device is designed to provide anesthesia to a focal area on the surface of the eye immediately prior to intraocular injections. The investigators plan to carry out a pilot study to collect preliminary data on the effectiveness of the cryoanesthesia (CA) device in minimizing the pain caused by intravitreal injections (IVT).

Timeline

Start

2016-03

Primary completion

2018-06

Completion

2018-06

Publications

• Besirli CG, Smith SJ, Zacks DN, Gardner TW, Pipe KP, Musch DC, Shah AR. Randomized Safety and Feasibility Trial of Ultra-Rapid Cooling Anesthesia for Intravitreal Injections. Ophthalmol Retina. 2020 Oct;4(10):979-986. doi: 10.1016/j.oret.2020.04.001. Epub 2020 Apr 15.

Drugs

Indications

No indication recorded.