TY - JOUR
T1 - Juxtafoveal choroidal neovascularization secondary to persistent placoid maculopathy treated with intravitreal bevacizumab
AU - Parodi, Maurizio Battaglia
AU - Iacono, Pierluigi
AU - Bandello, Francesco
PY - 2010/10
Y1 - 2010/10
N2 - Purpose: To describe a case of persistent placoid maculopathy (PPM) associated with juxtafoveal choroidal neovascularization (CNV) treated with intravitreal bevacizumab injection (IVBI). Design: Interventional case report. Methods: A 60-year-old patient referred for sudden vision loss was diagnosed with PPM complicated by a disciform scar in the right eye and juxtafoveal CNV in the left eye, undergoing 2 IVBIs. Results: Best-corrected visual acuity passed from 20/32 to 20/20 after 2 IVBIs, with complete resolution of intraretinal and subretinal fluid and disappearance of fluorescein leakage. Conclusions: IVBI is a promising treatment option for juxtafoveal CNV secondary to PPM.
AB - Purpose: To describe a case of persistent placoid maculopathy (PPM) associated with juxtafoveal choroidal neovascularization (CNV) treated with intravitreal bevacizumab injection (IVBI). Design: Interventional case report. Methods: A 60-year-old patient referred for sudden vision loss was diagnosed with PPM complicated by a disciform scar in the right eye and juxtafoveal CNV in the left eye, undergoing 2 IVBIs. Results: Best-corrected visual acuity passed from 20/32 to 20/20 after 2 IVBIs, with complete resolution of intraretinal and subretinal fluid and disappearance of fluorescein leakage. Conclusions: IVBI is a promising treatment option for juxtafoveal CNV secondary to PPM.
KW - Choroidal neovascularization
KW - Intravitreal bevacizumab injection
KW - Persistent placoid maculopathy
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U2 - 10.3109/09273948.2010.483316
DO - 10.3109/09273948.2010.483316
M3 - Article
C2 - 20666681
AN - SCOPUS:77956816402
VL - 18
SP - 399
EP - 401
JO - Ocular Immunology and Inflammation
JF - Ocular Immunology and Inflammation
SN - 0927-3948
IS - 5
ER -