Sunir Garg, Hawaiian Eye 2022: Mask Use and Endophthalmitis

Universal mask use was shown to be effective at reducing incidence of endophthalmitis, according to results of a study presented at Hawaiian Eye 2022. We caught up with Dr Sunir Garg (Retina Service, Wills Eye Hospital, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA), who gave us an overview of his retrospective review on mask use and incidence of endophthalmitis.

The abstract entitled What Intravitreal Injections have Taught us about Endophthalmitis was presented at Hawaiian Eye 2022, 15–21 January 2022.  

Questions

1. Could you tell us a little about the retrospective review you are presenting? (00:15)
2. What was the impact of universal mask use on the incidence of endophthalmitis? (02:40)
3. How will these findings affect future clinical practice? (03:25)

Speaker Disclosure: Sunir Garg has no financial or non-financial relationships or activities to declare in relation to this interview.

Support: Interview and filming supported by Touch Medical Media Ltd. Interview conducted by Lisa Glass.

Filmed in coverage of Hawaiian Eye 2022.