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01-07-2006 | Case Report
Intravitreal bevacizumab (Avastin) associated with the regression of subretinal neovascularization in idiopathic juxtafoveolar retinal telangiectasis
Published in: Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology | Issue 7/2006
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Purpose
To describe the clinical, angiographic, and optical coherence tomography findings of a patient with subretinal neovascularization (SRN) in idiopathic juxtafoveolar retinal telangiectasis (IJRT) treated with intravitreal bevacizumab injection.
Methods
In the setting of a tertiary referral center, a patient with bilateral acquired IJRT, complicated with juxtafoveal SRN in one eye, was treated with a single intravitreal injection of 1.5 mg of bevacizumab and then prospectively followed for 24 weeks.
Results
Vision improved from 20/40−1 to 20/20−2 by 24 weeks of follow-up. Fluorescein angiography demonstrated the absence of leakage from a previously active SRN. Optical coherence tomography revealed gradual neovascular lesion contraction and the resolution of subretinal fluid over the 24-week follow-up period. No obvious adverse events were noted.
Conclusions
In the short-term, intravitreal bevacizumab treatment resulted in partial restoration of the macular architecture and vision improvement by means of neovascular lesion regression and the resolution of associated serohemorrhagic complications.