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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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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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author | Nowosielska, Agnieszka |
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description | 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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spelling | pubmed-68730502019-11-22 Macular Hole Surgery in the Case of Wet Age-Related Macular Degeneration Treated with Intravitreal Aflibercept Nowosielska, Agnieszka Case Rep Ophthalmol Case Report 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. S. Karger AG 2019-10-24 /pmc/articles/PMC6873050/ /pubmed/31762770 http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000503415 Text en Copyright © 2019 by S. Karger AG, Basel http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ This article is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-4.0 International License (CC BY-NC) (http://www.karger.com/Services/OpenAccessLicense). Usage and distribution for commercial purposes requires written permission. |
spellingShingle | Case Report Nowosielska, Agnieszka Macular Hole Surgery in the Case of Wet Age-Related Macular Degeneration Treated with Intravitreal Aflibercept |
title | Macular Hole Surgery in the Case of Wet Age-Related Macular Degeneration Treated with Intravitreal Aflibercept |
title_full | Macular Hole Surgery in the Case of Wet Age-Related Macular Degeneration Treated with Intravitreal Aflibercept |
title_fullStr | Macular Hole Surgery in the Case of Wet Age-Related Macular Degeneration Treated with Intravitreal Aflibercept |
title_full_unstemmed | Macular Hole Surgery in the Case of Wet Age-Related Macular Degeneration Treated with Intravitreal Aflibercept |
title_short | Macular Hole Surgery in the Case of Wet Age-Related Macular Degeneration Treated with Intravitreal Aflibercept |
title_sort | macular hole surgery in the case of wet age-related macular degeneration treated with intravitreal aflibercept |
topic | Case Report |
url | 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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