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CASE REPORT
Year : 2019  |  Volume : 67  |  Issue : 7  |  Page : 1193-1194

Subconjunctival bevacizumab and argon laser photocoagulation for preexisting neovascularization following deep lamellar anterior keratoplasty


Department of Cornea and Refractive Surgery, Medical Research Foundation, Sankara Nethralaya, 18 College Road, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

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Dr. Meena Lakshmipathy
Department of Cornea and Refractive Surgery, Medical Research Foundation, Sankara Nethralaya 18, College Road, Chennai - 600 006, Tamil Nadu
India
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DOI: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_1583_18

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We report a rare case of deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty (DALK) neovascularization managed with combination of subconjunctival bevacizumab and argon laser photocoagulation. A 24 year old male underwent Deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty for corneal stromal opacity following presumed viral keratitis. Deep corneal neovascularization was observed postoperatively which was successfully managed using a combination of subconjunctival bevacizumab and argon laser photocoagulation within one week of DALK. The neovascularization resolved by 3 months and at 2 years follow up, patient maintained good visual acuity of 6/12 Snellen's without recurrence of vascularization. A combination of bevacizumab and argon laser may be an effective approach to manage neovascularisation in the immediate postoperative phase (Post DALK) and improve graft survival.


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