Journals / Retina-Vitreus / 2018 / Cilt: 27 - Sayı: 4
Effectiveness of Intravitreal Afl ibercept in the Treatment of Retinal Macroaneurysm
- Journal
- Retina-Vitreus
- Pages
- 381–384
- DOI
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Abstract
It is aimed to present a case to demonstrate that the incidental symptomatic retinal macroaneurysm is closed by the effect of intravitreal afribercept. Seventy-six-year-old male patient which was under follow-up for age-related macular degeneration in the retina department presented with retinal edema covering aIt is aimed to present a case to demonstrate that the incidental symptomatic retinal macroaneurysm is closed by the effect of intravitreal afribercept. Seventy-six-year-old male patient which was under follow-up for age-related macular degeneration in the retina department presented with retinal edema covering all macular area due to a macroaneurysm in the superior temporal branch of the retinal artery. The patient was treated with 3 consecutive monthly injections of intravitreal afl ibercept. Macular edema was observed to gradually de- creased with complete closure of the RAM after the treatment. The best corrected visual acuity improved from 3/10 at baseline to 7/10 after the treatment. Ocular or systemic side effect was not observed. Intravitreal afl ibercept can provide closure of RAM, disappearance of macular edema by gradual resolution and hence improvement of visual acuity. Intravitreal afl ibercept may be an alternative and ef- fective treatment for symptomatic RAM.ll macular area due to a macroaneurysm in the superior temporal branch of the retinal artery. The patient was treated with 3 consecutive monthly injections of intravitreal afl ibercept. Macular edema was observed to gradually de- creased with complete closure of the RAM after the treatment. The best corrected visual acuity improved from 3/10 at baseline to 7/10 after the treatment. Ocular or systemic side effect was not observed. Intravitreal afl ibercept can provide closure of RAM, disappearance of macular edema by gradual resolution and hence improvement of visual acuity. Intravitreal afl ibercept may be an alternative and ef- fective treatment for symptomatic RAM.
Özet
RAP (Retinal Anjiomatöz Proliferasyon) seyri sırasından tesadüfen saptanan semptomatik retinal makroanevrizmanın (RAM) intravit- real afl iberceptin etkisi ile kapanmasını göstermek için olgunun sunulması amaçlanmıştır. 76 yaşındaki erkek hastanın kontrol muaye- nesinde üst temporal arter de makroanevrizma ve makulayı da içine alan retina ödem saptandı. Hastaya 3 doz intravitreal afl ibercept tedavisi uygulandı. Tedavi sonrası ödemin kaybolduğu ve RAM’ın tamamen kapanmış olduğu izlendi. En iyi düzeltilmiş görme keskin- liği 3/10 ‘dan 3 doz intravitreal afl ibercept enjeksiyonu sonrası 7/10’a yükseldi. Oküler veya sistemik yan etki saptanmadı. İntravitreal afl ibercept tedavisi, RAM’ın kapanmasına, gelişmiş olan ödemin gerileyerek kaybolmasına ve dolayısı ile görme artışına neden olabilir. İntravitreal afl ibercept semptomatik RAM için alternatif ve etkin bir tedavi yöntemi olabilir.