title: Macular oedema in idiopathic macular telangiectasia type 1 responsive to aflibercept but not bevacizumab.
abstract: We report a patient with macular oedema due to type 1 macular telangiectasia responding to intravitreal aflibercept injection. A 51-year-old man was diagnosed with type 1 idiopathic macular telangiectasia (IMT) in the right eye. The macular oedema was refractory to initial treatment with intravitreal bevacizumab and argon laser photocoagulation. The patient was then treated with intravitreal aflibercept injections, following which the macular oedema was completely resolved and his vision was significantly improved. Intravitreal aflibercept injection appears to improve vision and reduce persistent macular oedema secondary to type 1 IMT and demonstrated promising anatomical and visual outcomes.
authors.affiliation: Ophthalmic Research Laboratories, South Australian Institute of Ophthalmology, Hanson Institute Centre for Neurological Diseases, University of Adelaide, Frome Road, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia ; Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Frome Road, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia.
authors.forename: O'Sam
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Shibeeb
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Frome Road, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia.
authors.forename: Anagha
authors.identifier: 0000-0003-1713-6054
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vaze
authors.affiliation: Save Sight Institute, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia.
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gillies
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Frome Road, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia.
authors.forename: Timothy
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Gray