Indian Journal of Ophthalmology

OPHTHALMIC IMAGES
Year
: 2018  |  Volume : 66  |  Issue : 4  |  Page : 572-

Rapid regression of retinal neovascularization following intravitreal bevacizumab in branch retinal vein occlusion imaged by optical coherence tomography angiography


Manpreet Brar1, Dilraj S Grewal2, Mansi Sharma1, S P S Grewal1,  
1 Department of Retina, Grewal Eye Institute, Chandigarh, India
2 Duke Eye Center, Durham, NC, USA

Correspondence Address:
Dr. Manpreet Brar
Grewal Eye Institute, SCO 168-169, Madhya Marg, Chandigarh - 160 069
India




How to cite this article:
Brar M, Grewal DS, Sharma M, Grewal S P. Rapid regression of retinal neovascularization following intravitreal bevacizumab in branch retinal vein occlusion imaged by optical coherence tomography angiography.Indian J Ophthalmol 2018;66:572-572


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Brar M, Grewal DS, Sharma M, Grewal S P. Rapid regression of retinal neovascularization following intravitreal bevacizumab in branch retinal vein occlusion imaged by optical coherence tomography angiography. Indian J Ophthalmol [serial online] 2018 [cited 2024 Mar 29 ];66:572-572
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Full Text



Retinal neovascularization developing secondary to ischemic branch retinal vein occlusion (BRVO) is conventionally treated with sector panretinal photocoagulation (PRP). Elevated levels of the vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) play an important role in the development of these new vessels [1] and thus administration of anti-VEGF agents has been reported to be of therapeutic use as well.[2],[3] We present a case of BRVO in a 55-year-old female, previously treated with PRP that had persistent neovascularization that was treated with a single anti-VEGF injection. The authors report the use of optical coherence tomography-angiography (OCT-A) as a noninvasive imaging platform to demonstrate its value in diagnosing retinal neovascularization and treatment response following anti-VEGF injection [Figure 1].{Figure 1}

 Conclusion



Intravitreal injection of anti-VEGF achieved short-term reduction of leakage from persistent active neovascularization (NVE) with ischemic BRVO as demonstrated using noninvasive OCT-A.

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Conflicts of interest

There are no conflicts of interest.

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