title: Papillophlebitis: Treatment of Vision Loss Due To Subretinal Fluid with Intravitreal Ranibizumab.
abstract: There are no specific treatment protocols for papillophlebitis, which is basically a central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO) occurring in young adults. The present report is that of a 14-year-old girl, who presented with blurred vision in her right eye. Although her visual acuity (VA) was initially 20/20, there were venous engorgements, blurry disc margins, and a substantial collection of subretinal fluid. She was diagnosed with papillophlebitis. When, 2 weeks later, her VA had decreased to 20/200, she was administered intravitreally injected ranibizumab. One week post-injection, her VA had returned to normal (20/20) and the subretinal fluid had diminished markedly. Intravitreal ranibizumab injection appears to be an effective treatment modality for this condition.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Medical Faculty, Ondokuz Mayıs University Samsun Turkey.
authors.forename: İnci
authors.initials: İ
authors.lastname: Güngör
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Medical Faculty, Ondokuz Mayıs University Samsun Turkey.
authors.forename: Gülhan Erciyes
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Konuk
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Medical Faculty, Ondokuz Mayıs University Samsun Turkey.
authors.forename: Yüksel
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Süllü
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Medical Faculty, Ondokuz Mayıs University Samsun Turkey.
authors.forename: Nurşen
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Arıtürk
keywords: Anti-VEGF; central retinal vein occlusion; macular oedema; papillophlebitis; ranibizumab