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Intravitreal injection (IVI) is a drug delivery method, widely used in modern ophthalmology. To increase the awareness of patients receiving treatment in the healthcare system of the Russian Federation, the Expert Council on Retinal and Optic Nerve Diseases of the Association of Ophthalmologists, an All-Russian Public Organization in 2020 proposed a leaflet “Intravitreal injections (information for patients)”.Purpose: to conduct a clinical assessment of the leaflet by multicenter anonymous surveying of patients.Material and methods. Patients who had experienced IVI treatment were asked to read the leaflet for 20 minutes and then answer 12 questions of the specially designed questionnaire. 93 patients were interviewed in clinics in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Yekaterinburg and Novosibirsk: of these, 57 (61.3%), the average age of all patients was 63.9 years, the most common diagnosis was neovascular age-related macular degeneration (52 cases, 55.9%), the experience of previous treatment ranged from 1 to 104 months.Results. The leaflet had a positive response from the patients (91.4% of the questionnaires received “excellent” and “good” ratings), 90.3% patients reported that the information contained was fully or largely consistent with their experience of IVI treatment. The overwhelming majority of respondents (88.2%) did not experience any difficulties in reading the leaflet. At the same time, the patients revealed insufficient awareness on issues related to the treatment. Also, the patients showed insufficient awareness of issues concerning their health: only 20 (21.5%) respondents could answer all five questions of the questionnaire about the understanding of the relevant information, and 31 patients (33.3%) could answer four questions. This fact emphasizes the importance of information support for the patient.Conclusion. The clinical assessment of the leaflet “Intravitreal injections (information for patients)”, which contains brief information about what the procedure is, contraindications, preparation details, symptoms of the postoperative period that require urgent assistance, allows us to recommend the leaflet for use in the clinical healthcare practice of the Russian Federation.

1 ФГБОУ ВО «Уральский государственный медицинский университет» Минздрава России, Екатеринбург; 2 ФГБОУ ВО «Южно-Уральский государственный медицинский университет» Минздрава России, Челябинск; 3 ГАУЗ Тюменской области «Областной офтальмологический диспансер», Тюмень; 4 ГБУ «Курганский областной госпиталь для ветеранов войн», Курган; 5 БУ Ханты-Мансийского автономного округа -Югры «Окружная клиническая больница», Ханты-Мансийск Для цитирования: Коротких С.А., Бобыкин Е.В., Экгардт В.Ф., и др. Интравитреальные инъекции в условиях реальной клинической практики: результаты опроса врачей-офтальмохирургов Уральского федерального округа // Офтальмологические ведомости." Интравитреальные инъекции (ИВИ) широко распространены в современной офтальмологической практике в качестве способа доставки лекарственных препаратов при различных патологиях заднего отрезка глаза. Несмотря на накопленный опыт, некоторые аспекты выполнения процедуры остаются дискутабельными. Кроме того, в литературе нет данных о практических аспектах проведения ИВИ в России в реальных клинических условиях. В данной работе проанализированы результаты анонимного опроса 74 офтальмологов Уральского федерального округа, осуществлённого в 2018 г. с помощью оригинальной анкеты, включавшей 20 вопросов. Установлено, что респонденты в целом разделяют традиционный для России подход к ИВИ как к полостной офтальмологической операции. В ходе опроса выявлено отсутствие единых подходов и неполное следование современным руководящим принципам в отдельных аспектах выполнения процедуры, в связи с чем предложены корректирующие мероприятия." Ключевые слова: интравитреальные инъекции; опрос; реальная клиническая практика; антиангиогенная терапия; профилактика эндофтальмита; руководящие указания.

The widespread introduction of intravitreal drug injections into clinical practice has highlighted a number of issues to be solved, including the risk of serious complications, the treatment burden on patients and the patient’s insufficient adherence to treatment, as well as a significant effect on the healthcare cost and effort. One of the ways to resolve the issues is to increase the patients’ awareness concerning the therapy they are about to receive, which contributes to the patients’ understanding of the details of treatment and enables them to make correct decisions. The best option of presenting such information to the patient is to provide them with a written document. The Expert Council on Retinal and Optic Nerve Diseases of the All-Russian Association of Ophthalmologists has developed, approved and tested an information brochure for patients who receive intravitreal injections. It offers brief information on what the procedure is, contraindications, details of preparation, and symptoms, both common ones and those requiring emergency assistance. The paper outlines the results of the study and presents a layout of an information leaflet for patients recommended for use in the Russian Federation.