Intravitreal bevacizumab for choroidal neovascularization secondary to Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada syndrome |
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Authors: | Lihteh Wu Teodoro Evans Mario Saravia Ariel Schlaen Cristobal Couto |
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Affiliation: | (1) Instituto de Cirugía Ocular, San José, Costa Rica;(2) Hospital Universitario Austral, Buenos Aires, Argentina;(3) Servicio de Oftalmologia, Hospital de Clinicas Jose de San Martin, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina;(4) Apdo 144–1225 Plaza Mayor, San José, Costa Rica |
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Abstract: | Background Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada (VKH) syndrome is characterized by bilateral diffuse uveitis associated with auditory, neurological, and cutaneous signs and symptoms. VKH syndrome is a cell-mediated autoimmune disease against melanocytes. Choroidal neovascularization (CNV) occurs in 15% of VKH patients and is associated with poor visual prognosis. Cases We report on two patients with VKH syndrome and CNV that were treated with intravitreal bevacizumab. Observations One of the VKH patients also had an extrafoveal CNV membrane and underwent multiple intravitreal injections of bevacizumab in combination with laser photocoagulation, with subsequent improvement in visual acuity. The second had a subfoveal CNV that responded to a single intravitreal injection of bevacizumab. Conclusion Intravitreal bevacizumab may be a useful drug to treat CNV in eyes with VKH syndrome. |
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Keywords: | bevacizumab choroidal neovascularization posterior uveitis VEGF Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada syndrome |
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