Tractional Retinal Detachment After Intravitreal Bevacizumab (Avastin(R)) Injection in Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy
Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
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: 1751-1754, 2009.
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in Korean
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
To report two cases of tractional retinal detachment after intravitreal bevacizumab injection. CASESUMMARY:
(Case 1) A 48-year-old female with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus and a high HbA1c level came to our clinic for fundus evaluation. The best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) was 1.0 in the right eye and funduscopic examination of the right eye revealed proliferative diabetic retinopathy with preretinal hemorrhage and a mild fibrovascular proliferative membrane around the optic disc. Intravitreal bevacizumab injection (1.25 mg) was performed before starting panretinal photocoagulation (PRP) to prevent macular edema after PRP. Three days after the injection, visual acuity decreased to 0.3 and funduscopic findings showed tractional retinal detachment. Vitrectomy was performed and visual acuity recovered to 1.0 four months after operation.CONCLUSIONS:
Intravitreal bevacizumab injection may cause tractional retinal detachment in poorly controlled insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus patients with fibrovascular proliferative membranes.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Porphyrins
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Retinaldehyde
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Traction
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Vitrectomy
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Retinal Detachment
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Visual Acuity
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Macular Edema
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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
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Diabetic Retinopathy
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Eye
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society
Year:
2009
Type:
Article
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