Abstract
We report a patient with progression to a macula-off tractional retinal detachment in a fellow eye after a contralateral intraoperative intravitreal bevacizumab injection. A 32-year-old diabetic man noted decreased vision in his left eye 1 week following 25 gauge pars plana vitrectomy, gas tamponade, and intraoperative injection of bevacizumab in his right eye. Left eye visual acuity decreased from 20/80 to 20/200, and macula-off tractional retinal detachment was seen on clinical exam and imaging. Progression of tractional retinal detachment associated with proliferative diabetic retinopathy in a fellow eye after a contralateral intraoperative intravitreal bevacizumab injection may occur.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 69-71 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Clinical Ophthalmology |
| Volume | 9 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 6 2015 |
Keywords
- Anti-VEGF therapy
- Diabetes mellitus
- Fellow eye
- Tractional retinal detachment
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Ophthalmology
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Zlotcavitch, L., Flynn, H. W., Avery, R. L., & Rachitskaya, A. (2015). Progression to macula-off tractional retinal detachment after a contralateral intraoperative intravitreal bevacizumab injection for proliferative diabetic retinopathy. Clinical Ophthalmology, 9, 69-71. https://doi.org/10.2147/OPTH.S69466