Title of article :
Idiopathic Retinal Vasculitis, Aneurysm, Neuroretinitis: A Significant Increase in Visual Acuity after Treatment with One Session of Panretinal Photocoagulation, Retinopexy and Three Consecutive Intravitreal Bevacizumab (Avastin) Injection
Author/Authors :
Faghihi, Houman DVM , Faghihi, Hooshang Professor of Ophthalmology - Eye Research Center - Farabi Eye Hospital - Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran , Seyed Safizadeh, Mona Professor of Ophthalmology - Eye Research Center - Farabi Eye Hospital - Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran , Faghihi, Shahin Researcher - Eye Research Center - Farabi Eye Hospital - Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran
Abstract :
Purpose: To report an idiopathic retinal vasculitis, aneurysm, neuroretinitis (IRVAN) case treated
with one session of panretinal photocoagulation (PRP) and intravitreal bevacizumab (Avastin)
Case report: A 13-year-old boy was diagnosed as an IRVAN syndrome. Systemic examination,
fundus angiography, brain MRI were performed to evaluate the patient. Treatment with one
session of PRP, retinopexy and 3 consecutive monthly intravitreal injection of 1.25 mg
Bevacizumab was performed. After the second Bevacizumab injection, complete regression of
neovascularizations and improvement of visual acuity (VA) to 3/10 for right eye and 6/10 for left eye
was noted. By the other 2 additional monthly intravitreal injection of Bevacizumab, VA improved to
6/10 and 8/10 for right and left eye. The Aneurysms became smaller. After 6 months of his treatment,
his VA was remained stable.
Conclusion: We reported a successful treatment effect of Bevacizumab as an adjunctive therapy in
combination with PRP and retinopexy, for stage 3 IRVAN. Bevacizumab seems to have promising
effects in the treatment of IRVAN.
Keywords :
Bevacizumab , Neuroretinitis , Aneurysm , Idiopathic Retinal Vasculitis
Journal title :
Astroparticle Physics