Intracameral injection of bevacizumab (Avastin) to treat anterior chamber neovascular membrane in a painful blind eye.
Intracameral injection of bevacizumab (Avastin) helped in the successful regression of an anterior chamber neovascular membrane in a painful blind eye. The effect was persistent even after six months of follow-up. This is the first report on intracameral administration of bevacizumab with six months of follow-up.
Raghuram
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Retina and Vitreous Services, Aravind Eye Hospital and Postgraduate Institute of Ophthalmology, Avinashi Road, Coimbatore - 641 014, Tamil Nadu, India. nrkavi@yahoo.com
Saravanan
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D000328:Adult; D020533:Angiogenesis Inhibitors / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D000867:Anterior Chamber / Q000098:blood supply*; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D061067:Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized; D000068258:Bevacizumab; D001766:Blindness / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007267:Injections; D009389:Neovascularization, Pathologic / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D010146:Pain / Q000150:complications*; D013997:Time Factors; D042461:Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors
D020533:Angiogenesis Inhibitors; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D061067:Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized; D042461:Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A; D000068258:Bevacizumab