PURPOSE: To report a case of familial exudative vitreoretinopathy (FEVR) rapidly resolved by intravitreal injection of bevacizumab. METHODS: A 36-year-old woman complained about floaters and visual field defect. Funduscopic examinations revealed retinal vessel anastomosis located between the equator and ora serrata in both eyes. The right eye was accompanied with slight vitreous hemorrhage. Since the patient declined retinal cryopexy for cosmetic reasons, intravitreal bevacizumab injections (1.25 mg/0.05 ml) were performed in both eyes. RESULTS: Treatment resulted in the rapid regression and the accelerated fibrosis of neovascular tissues. At 4-month follow-up in the right eye and 1-month follow-up in the left, no signs of systemic or ocular complications were detected. CONCLUSIONS: Intravitreal injection of bevacizumab may be considered as an alternative method in treating FEVR.
PURPOSE: To report a case of familial exudative vitreoretinopathy (FEVR) rapidly resolved by intravitreal injection of bevacizumab. METHODS: A 36-year-old woman complained about floaters and visual field defect. Funduscopic examinations revealed retinal vessel anastomosis located between the equator and ora serrata in both eyes. The right eye was accompanied with slight vitreous hemorrhage. Since the patient declined retinal cryopexy for cosmetic reasons, intravitreal bevacizumab injections (1.25 mg/0.05 ml) were performed in both eyes. RESULTS: Treatment resulted in the rapid regression and the accelerated fibrosis of neovascular tissues. At 4-month follow-up in the right eye and 1-month follow-up in the left, no signs of systemic or ocular complications were detected. CONCLUSIONS: Intravitreal injection of bevacizumab may be considered as an alternative method in treating FEVR.
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