Successful treatment of choroidal neovascularization complicating a choroidal osteoma with intravitreal bevacizumab.
OBJECTIVE
To report the effect of off-label use of bevacizumab (Avastin) in the treatment of choroidal neovascularization associated with a choroidal osteoma.


METHODS
Interventional case report examining antivascular endothelial growth factor therapy used for choroidal neovascularization complicating a choroidal osteoma.


RESULTS
A 24-year-old man with a choroidal osteoma presented with metamorphopsia and decreased vision in his left eye of 20/60. Clinical examination, fluorescein angiography, B-scan ultrasonography, and optical coherence tomography revealed a well-circumscribed macular choroidal osteoma with overlying subretinal hemorrhage and a choroidal neovascular membrane. The patient was treated with a series of 3 intravitreal bevacizumab (Avastin) injections (1.25 mg/0.05 mL) performed at baseline, 1 month, and 2 months. Treatment resulted in resolution of subretinal hemorrhage and fluid with improvement in visual acuity to 20/30 at the 5-month follow-up.


CONCLUSIONS
Intravitreal bevacizumab seems to be a promising treatment for choroidal neovascularization (CNV) associated with choroidal osteomas.
From the *Department of Ophthalmology, The New York Eye and Ear Infirmary, New York, New York; and †Department of Ophthalmology, New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York.
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