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ArticleAmerican journal of ophthalmology case reports2020

Posterior lens capsule neovascularization treated with anti-VEGF complicated by phacogenic uveitis.

Felicia Tai, Efrem D Mandelcorn, Sohel Somani

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Article in American journal of ophthalmology case reports, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Felicia TaiFaculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Canada.
Efrem D MandelcornDepartment of Ophthalmology & Vision Sciences, University of Toronto, Canada.
Sohel SomaniDepartment of Ophthalmology & Vision Sciences, University of Toronto, Canada.
University of Toronto · CA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo report a case of neovascularization of posterior capsule (NVPC) successfully treated with intravitreal ranibizumab (Lucentis) and neodymium:YAG (Nd:YAG) capsulotomy, followed by phacogenic uveitis. OBSERVATIONS: We report a systemically otherwise healthy 81-year-old male presenting with unilateral NVPC and iris (NVI) occurring five years after a central retinal vein occlusion. A single intravitreal injection of ranibizumab led to complete regression of NVPC and NVI within three weeks after which a Nd:YAG capsulotomy was performed. Two weeks later, the patient returned with a severe inflammatory reaction diagnosed as phacogenic uveitis and treated with surgical capsular bag/intraocular lens complex removal and peripheral pan-retinal photocoagulation. One-year follow-up demonstrated no recurrence of NVPC. Visual acuity remained at baseline of light perception.

conclusionsWe acknowledge that intravitreal anti-vascular endothelial growth factor treatment with Nd:YAG capsulotomy for NVPC is a rational option, but raise awareness to the rare possibility of phacogenic uveitis.

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Central retinal vein occlusionLens-induced uveitisNeovascularizationNeovascularization of posterior capsulePhacogenic uveitis

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PMID33204896
PMCPMC7652777
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