Two Cases of Acute Retinal Necrosis Treated With Systemic Antiviral Drugs and Intravitreal Antiviral Injections
Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
;
: 794-799, 2009.
Article
in Korean
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
To report the use of intravitreal antiviral injections as adjunctive therapy in the managementof two immunocompetent patients with acute retinal necrosis. CASESUMMARY:
We performed two or three intravitreal injections of gancyclovir (2,000 microg/0.05 ml) on two patients (two eyes) with acute retinal necrosis resistant to intravenous acyclovir therapy (1,500 mg/m2/day). Both patients received intravitreal antiviral injections for the treatment of retinitis that progressed despite standard intravenous acyclovir therapy. The retinitis resolved, and visual acuity improved after 18 months of follow-up in both cases.CONCLUSIONS:
Intravitreal antiviral injections may be a safe and efficacious adjunctive therapy in the management of patients with acute retinal necrosis resistant to intravenous acyclovir therapy.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Antiviral Agents
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Retinitis
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Acyclovir
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Visual Acuity
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Ganciclovir
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Retinal Necrosis Syndrome, Acute
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Follow-Up Studies
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Intravitreal Injections
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
Year:
2009
Type:
Article
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