Intravitreal anti-vascular endothelial growth factor therapy for choroidal neovascularization secondary to laser pointer injury in a child
Laser pointers are readily available and are often labeled as toys. A 12-year-old girl was brought to the emergency department complaining of a central scotoma in the right eye after being exposed to a laser pointer. Fundus examination revealed severe maculopathy in both eyes. Optical coherence tomo...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2021 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universidad de Sevilla (US) |
| Repositorio: | idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:idus.us.es:11441/177802 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/11441/177802 https://doi.org/10.4103/ijo.IJO_2835_20 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Anti VEGF Choroidal neovascularization Laser pointer Maculopathy Optical coherence tomography angiography |
| Sumario: | Laser pointers are readily available and are often labeled as toys. A 12-year-old girl was brought to the emergency department complaining of a central scotoma in the right eye after being exposed to a laser pointer. Fundus examination revealed severe maculopathy in both eyes. Optical coherence tomography angiography and fundus angiography examinations revealed choroidal neovascularization in the area of the laser injury in the right eye. One intravitreal anti-VEGF injection was administered in the right eye, resulting in good clinical and structural responses. Intravitreal anti-VEGF may be effective for improving visual outcomes in laser pointer-induced maculopathy complicated with choroidal neovascularization. |
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