Abstract
Purpose: To determine whether intracameral bevacizumab decreases vascular leakage from iris rubeosis in patients with neovascular glaucoma. Design: Interventional case series. Methods: The study included six eyes of three patients with secondary neovascular glaucoma due to proliferative diabetic retinopathy (n = 2) or ischemic central retinal vein occlusion (n = 1). All patients received an intracameral injection of 1.0 mg bevacizumab. Morphologic changes and vascular leakage were investigated prospectively by iris fluorescein angiography. Results: Decrease in leakage was detected as early as one day after injection. No inflammation was observed. No relapse was seen within the follow-up of four weeks. Conclusion: Intraocular injection of bevacizumab may provide an additional strategy for the treatment of iris rubeosis in neovascular glaucoma.
| Original language | English |
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| Journal | American Journal of Ophthalmology |
| Volume | 142 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Pages (from-to) | 158-160 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| ISSN | 0002-9394 |
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| Publication status | Published - 01.07.2006 |