Resolution of macular edema in radiation retinopathy after intravenous diuresis.
OBJECTIVE
To report resolution of bilateral macular edema secondary to radiation retinopathy after intravenous diuresis.


METHODS
Observational case report, consisting of clinical examination, fluorescein angiography, and optical coherence tomography.


RESULTS
A 38-year-old woman developed radiation retinopathy and severe macular edema secondary to whole brain radiation therapy for metastatic breast cancer. After diuresis with intravenous furosemide for pleural effusion, the bilateral macular edema resolved.


CONCLUSIONS
In select patients, systemic diuresis may aid in resolving macular edema.
From the Retina Division, the Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.
Fang Sarah
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Jeong-Hyeon
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Sohn
Diana V
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