Macular Hole Surgery in the Case of Wet Age-Related Macular Degeneration Treated with Intravitreal Aflibercept

A 72-year-old male treated with aflibercept (Eylea) due to choroidal neovascularization (CNV) in his left eye developed a full-thickness macular hole (MH) after the second injection. The occurrence of MH in his left eye resulted in further visual acuity deterioration. As a consequence of having deve...

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Autor principal: Nowosielska, Agnieszka
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: S. Karger AG 2019
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6873050/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31762770
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000503415
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Sumario:A 72-year-old male treated with aflibercept (Eylea) due to choroidal neovascularization (CNV) in his left eye developed a full-thickness macular hole (MH) after the second injection. The occurrence of MH in his left eye resulted in further visual acuity deterioration. As a consequence of having developed the MH, the patient was operated on. Phacoemulsification and vitrectomy with internal limiting membrane peeling and 20% SF6 tamponade were performed. MH closure was achieved and best corrected visual acuity improved to the extent allowed by CNV. The patient continued anti-VEGF treatment with Eylea due to wet age-related macular degeneration in his left eye. The observation period of 2 years has been uneventful and visual acuity of 0.2 has remained stable.

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