Posterior capsule opacification and neovascularization treated with intravitreal bevacizumab and Nd:YAG capsulotomy

We reported a 75-year-old diabetic man, who developed opacification and neovascularization of the posterior capsule after extracapsular cataract extraction and posterior chamber intraocular lens implantation. The patient was treated with two injections of 2.5 mg of intravitreal bevacizumab. The trea...

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Autores principales: Sánchez-Castro, Grimelda Yuriana, Hitos-Fájer, Alejandra, Mendoza-Schuster, Erick, Velez-Montoya, Raul, Velasco-Barona, Cecilio Francisco
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2008
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2694023/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19668770
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author Sánchez-Castro, Grimelda Yuriana
Hitos-Fájer, Alejandra
Mendoza-Schuster, Erick
Velez-Montoya, Raul
Velasco-Barona, Cecilio Francisco
author_facet Sánchez-Castro, Grimelda Yuriana
Hitos-Fájer, Alejandra
Mendoza-Schuster, Erick
Velez-Montoya, Raul
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description We reported a 75-year-old diabetic man, who developed opacification and neovascularization of the posterior capsule after extracapsular cataract extraction and posterior chamber intraocular lens implantation. The patient was treated with two injections of 2.5 mg of intravitreal bevacizumab. The treatment produced an important regression of the posterior capsular new vessels, allowing us to perform a successful Nd:YAG capsulotomy, clearing the visual axis and improving the visualization of the posterior pole. Even though, best corrected visual acuity was 20/200 due to diabetic macular edema.
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spelling pubmed-26940232009-08-10 Posterior capsule opacification and neovascularization treated with intravitreal bevacizumab and Nd:YAG capsulotomy Sánchez-Castro, Grimelda Yuriana Hitos-Fájer, Alejandra Mendoza-Schuster, Erick Velez-Montoya, Raul Velasco-Barona, Cecilio Francisco Clin Ophthalmol Case Report We reported a 75-year-old diabetic man, who developed opacification and neovascularization of the posterior capsule after extracapsular cataract extraction and posterior chamber intraocular lens implantation. The patient was treated with two injections of 2.5 mg of intravitreal bevacizumab. The treatment produced an important regression of the posterior capsular new vessels, allowing us to perform a successful Nd:YAG capsulotomy, clearing the visual axis and improving the visualization of the posterior pole. Even though, best corrected visual acuity was 20/200 due to diabetic macular edema. Dove Medical Press 2008-09 /pmc/articles/PMC2694023/ /pubmed/19668770 Text en © 2008 Sánchez-Castro et al, publisher and licensee Dove Medical Press Ltd. This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted noncommercial use, provided the original work is properly cited.
spellingShingle Case Report
Sánchez-Castro, Grimelda Yuriana
Hitos-Fájer, Alejandra
Mendoza-Schuster, Erick
Velez-Montoya, Raul
Velasco-Barona, Cecilio Francisco
Posterior capsule opacification and neovascularization treated with intravitreal bevacizumab and Nd:YAG capsulotomy
title Posterior capsule opacification and neovascularization treated with intravitreal bevacizumab and Nd:YAG capsulotomy
title_full Posterior capsule opacification and neovascularization treated with intravitreal bevacizumab and Nd:YAG capsulotomy
title_fullStr Posterior capsule opacification and neovascularization treated with intravitreal bevacizumab and Nd:YAG capsulotomy
title_full_unstemmed Posterior capsule opacification and neovascularization treated with intravitreal bevacizumab and Nd:YAG capsulotomy
title_short Posterior capsule opacification and neovascularization treated with intravitreal bevacizumab and Nd:YAG capsulotomy
title_sort posterior capsule opacification and neovascularization treated with intravitreal bevacizumab and nd:yag capsulotomy
topic Case Report
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2694023/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19668770
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