CASE REPORT |
|
Year : 2018 | Volume
: 66
| Issue : 10 | Page : 1494-1495 |
|
Dramatic response to intravitreal Bevacizumab in hypertensive retinopathy
Srikant Padhy, Vinod Kumar
Dr. Rajendra Prasad Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Vinod Kumar Dr. Rajendra Prasad Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi India
Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/ijo.IJO_214_18
|
|
Hypertensive retinopathy is seen frequently in patients with systemic hypertension and is usually asymptomatic. An acute rise in blood pressure may lead to exudative changes in the form of macular edema, hemorrhages, and serous macular detachment that can lead to visual decline. The authors report prompt resolution of exudative changes in a case of hypertensive retinopathy following intravitreal bevacizumab.
|
|
|
|
[FULL TEXT] [PDF]* |
|
|
|