Ultra-low dose of intravitreal bevacizumab in the treatment of retinopathy of prematurity.
Intravitreal bevacizumab is an increasingly common treatment choice for posterior retinopathy of prematurity. Despite concern about its systemic effects, there have been few studies on the lowest effective dose. The authors describe a case that was successfully treated with 0.16 mg of bevacizumab, the first time this dose has been reported.
Alan J
AJ
Connor
Vasileios T
VT
Papastavrou
Roxane J
RJ
Hillier
Ayad
A
Shafiq
D020533:Angiogenesis Inhibitors / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D061067:Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D000068258:Bevacizumab; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D052577:Infant, Extremely Low Birth Weight; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D058449:Intravitreal Injections; D008297:Male; D012178:Retinopathy of Prematurity / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D042461:Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors
D020533:Angiogenesis Inhibitors; D061067:Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized; C467484:VEGFA protein, human; D042461:Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A; D000068258:Bevacizumab