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Bilateral Hypertensive Retinopathy Complicated with Retinal Neovascularization: Panretinal Photocoagulation or Intravitreal Anti-VEGF Treatment?
PURPOSE: To present the case of a patient with bilateral hypertensive retinopathy complicated with retinal neovascularization who received anti-VEGF intravitreal injection in one eye and panretinal photocoagulation (PRP) in the fellow eye. METHODS: A 33-year-old male patient presented with gradual v...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4163695/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25232335 http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000365865 |
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author | Georgiadis, Odysseas Kabanarou, Stamatina A. Batsos, Georgios Feretis, Elias Xirou, Tina |
author_facet | Georgiadis, Odysseas Kabanarou, Stamatina A. Batsos, Georgios Feretis, Elias Xirou, Tina |
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description | PURPOSE: To present the case of a patient with bilateral hypertensive retinopathy complicated with retinal neovascularization who received anti-VEGF intravitreal injection in one eye and panretinal photocoagulation (PRP) in the fellow eye. METHODS: A 33-year-old male patient presented with gradual visual loss in both eyes for the last 5 months. At that time, he was examined by an ophthalmologist and occlusive retinopathy due to malignant systematic hypertension was diagnosed. He was put on antihypertensive treatment but no ophthalmic treatment was undertaken. At presentation, 5 months later, best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) was 0.1 in the right eye (RE) and 0.9 in the left eye (LE). Fundus examination was compatible with hypertensive retinopathy complicated with retinal neovascularization. Fluorescein angiography (FFA) revealed macular ischemia mainly in the RE and large areas of peripheral retinal ischemia and neovascularization with vascular leakage in both eyes. The patient was treated with two anti-VEGF (ranibizumab) injections with 2 months interval in the RE and PRP laser in the LE. RESULTS: Follow-up examination after 12 months showed mild improvement in BCVA, and FFA documented regression of retinal neovascularization in both eyes. CONCLUSION: Hypertensive retinopathy can be rarely complicated with retinal neovascularization. Treatment with PRP can be undertaken. In our case, the use of an intravitreal anti-VEGF agent seemed to halt its progression satisfactorily. |
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spelling | pubmed-41636952014-09-17 Bilateral Hypertensive Retinopathy Complicated with Retinal Neovascularization: Panretinal Photocoagulation or Intravitreal Anti-VEGF Treatment? Georgiadis, Odysseas Kabanarou, Stamatina A. Batsos, Georgios Feretis, Elias Xirou, Tina Case Rep Ophthalmol Published online: July, 2014 PURPOSE: To present the case of a patient with bilateral hypertensive retinopathy complicated with retinal neovascularization who received anti-VEGF intravitreal injection in one eye and panretinal photocoagulation (PRP) in the fellow eye. METHODS: A 33-year-old male patient presented with gradual visual loss in both eyes for the last 5 months. At that time, he was examined by an ophthalmologist and occlusive retinopathy due to malignant systematic hypertension was diagnosed. He was put on antihypertensive treatment but no ophthalmic treatment was undertaken. At presentation, 5 months later, best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) was 0.1 in the right eye (RE) and 0.9 in the left eye (LE). Fundus examination was compatible with hypertensive retinopathy complicated with retinal neovascularization. Fluorescein angiography (FFA) revealed macular ischemia mainly in the RE and large areas of peripheral retinal ischemia and neovascularization with vascular leakage in both eyes. The patient was treated with two anti-VEGF (ranibizumab) injections with 2 months interval in the RE and PRP laser in the LE. RESULTS: Follow-up examination after 12 months showed mild improvement in BCVA, and FFA documented regression of retinal neovascularization in both eyes. CONCLUSION: Hypertensive retinopathy can be rarely complicated with retinal neovascularization. Treatment with PRP can be undertaken. In our case, the use of an intravitreal anti-VEGF agent seemed to halt its progression satisfactorily. S. Karger AG 2014-07-30 /pmc/articles/PMC4163695/ /pubmed/25232335 http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000365865 Text en Copyright © 2014 by S. Karger AG, Basel |
spellingShingle | Published online: July, 2014 Georgiadis, Odysseas Kabanarou, Stamatina A. Batsos, Georgios Feretis, Elias Xirou, Tina Bilateral Hypertensive Retinopathy Complicated with Retinal Neovascularization: Panretinal Photocoagulation or Intravitreal Anti-VEGF Treatment? |
title | Bilateral Hypertensive Retinopathy Complicated with Retinal Neovascularization: Panretinal Photocoagulation or Intravitreal Anti-VEGF Treatment? |
title_full | Bilateral Hypertensive Retinopathy Complicated with Retinal Neovascularization: Panretinal Photocoagulation or Intravitreal Anti-VEGF Treatment? |
title_fullStr | Bilateral Hypertensive Retinopathy Complicated with Retinal Neovascularization: Panretinal Photocoagulation or Intravitreal Anti-VEGF Treatment? |
title_full_unstemmed | Bilateral Hypertensive Retinopathy Complicated with Retinal Neovascularization: Panretinal Photocoagulation or Intravitreal Anti-VEGF Treatment? |
title_short | Bilateral Hypertensive Retinopathy Complicated with Retinal Neovascularization: Panretinal Photocoagulation or Intravitreal Anti-VEGF Treatment? |
title_sort | bilateral hypertensive retinopathy complicated with retinal neovascularization: panretinal photocoagulation or intravitreal anti-vegf treatment? |
topic | Published online: July, 2014 |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4163695/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25232335 http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000365865 |
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