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cord-282879-28nhr1hv	Patel, Samir N.	The impact of physician face mask use on endophthalmitis after intravitreal anti-vascular endothelial growth factor injections	2020-09-02		.txt	text/plain	5239	267	44	Mean logMAR visual acuity at presentation in cases that developed culture-positive endophthalmitis was significantly worse in the "no talking" group compared to the face mask group (17.1 lines lost from baseline acuity vs 13.4 lines lost; p=0.031), though no difference was observed at six months following treatment (p=0.479). 24 Furthermore, prior studies have established that oral flora-associated endophthalmitis may be reduced with the implementation of a strict "no-talking" policy by the physician and patient during intravitreal injection administration. In summary, our study indicates that physician face mask use did not influence the risk of endophthalmitis or visual outcomes compared to a strict no talking policy during the injection procedure. Visual acuity outcomes for culture-positive endophthalmitis after intravitreal anti-vascular endothelial group factor injection in the face mask group vs. In evaluating 483,622 intravitreal injections, physician face mask use did not reduce the rate of post-injection endophthalmitis compared to a "no talking" policy.	./cache/cord-282879-28nhr1hv.txt	./txt/cord-282879-28nhr1hv.txt