PURPOSE: To report a case of juxtafoveal choroidal neovascularization in a patient with presumed ocular histoplasmosis syndrome (POHS) who was treated with intravitreal injection of bevacizumab (Avastin) as initial treatment. METHODS: A 23-year-old woman with POHS presented with sudden dimness of vision and metamorphopsia in the right eye. The patient was examined with ophthalmoscopy, fluorescein angiography, and optical coherence tomography (OCT). RESULTS: Fundus examination, fluorescein angiography, and OCT of the right eye revealed a juxtafoveal choroidal neovascularization. Intravitreal injection of bevacizumab was performed with a postoperative improvement of visual acuity and resolution of the distortion. CONCLUSIONS: This case report describes a case of juxtafoveal choroidal neovascularization associated with POHS that responded remarkably well to intravitreal injection of bevacizumab.
PURPOSE: To report a case of juxtafoveal choroidal neovascularization in a patient with presumed ocular histoplasmosis syndrome (POHS) who was treated with intravitreal injection of bevacizumab (Avastin) as initial treatment. METHODS: A 23-year-old woman with POHS presented with sudden dimness of vision and metamorphopsia in the right eye. The patient was examined with ophthalmoscopy, fluorescein angiography, and optical coherence tomography (OCT). RESULTS: Fundus examination, fluorescein angiography, and OCT of the right eye revealed a juxtafoveal choroidal neovascularization. Intravitreal injection of bevacizumab was performed with a postoperative improvement of visual acuity and resolution of the distortion. CONCLUSIONS: This case report describes a case of juxtafoveal choroidal neovascularization associated with POHS that responded remarkably well to intravitreal injection of bevacizumab.
Authors: Jonathan Shahar; Robert L Avery; Gad Heilweil; Adiel Barak; Esther Zemel; Geoffrey P Lewis; Patrick T Johnson; Steven K Fisher; Ido Perlman; Anat Loewenstein Journal: Retina Date: 2006-03 Impact factor: 4.256
Authors: David A Saperstein; Philip J Rosenfeld; Neil M Bressler; Robert H Rosa; Michel Sickenberg; Paul Sternberg; Thomas M Aaberg; Thomas M Aaberg; Troy A Reaves Journal: Ophthalmology Date: 2002-08 Impact factor: 12.079