Assessment of Psychological Strain and Perioperative Fear in Intravitreal Injections

Fear of Intravitreal Injection - Assessment of Psychological Strain and Potential Contributing Factors

1. Intravitreal injection can induce perioperative stress for the patients.
2. Different factors can modulate the pre-operative fear and physiologic reaction.

The aim of the study is to assess the influence of perioperative factors on objective outcome measures, which indicate the physiologic stress reaction.

Inclusion Criteria:

• First intravitreal injection received ever

Exclusion Criteria:

• No known affective or mental disorder
• Condition does not allow standardized survey