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ArticleCureus2023

Intravitreal Bevacizumab for Choroidal Neovascular Membrane in Macular Telangiectasia Type 2.

Orlando G Gonzalez Martinez, Sofía C Ayala Rodríguez, Mariella Pappaterra-Rodriguez, Guillermo Requejo-Figueroa, Armando L Oliver

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Article in Cureus, 2023. 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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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Orlando G Gonzalez MartinezOphthalmology, University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, USA.
Sofía C Ayala RodríguezOphthalmology, University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, USA.
Mariella Pappaterra-RodriguezSchool of Medicine, Ponce Health Sciences University, Ponce, USA.
Guillermo Requejo-FigueroaOphthalmology, University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, USA.
Armando L OliverOphthalmology, University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, USA.
University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus · PR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We report a case of macular telangiectasia type 2 with an associated choroidal neovascular membrane and its treatment. A 54-year-old female presented with a history of gradual vision loss in both eyes. A physical exam showed visual acuity of 20/40 in both eyes and significant metamorphopsia in the right eye. A fundus examination of the right eye was remarkable for right-angled vessels in the juxtafoveal region and subretinal fibrosis temporal to the fovea. A fundus examination of the left eye revealed intraretinal crystals in the juxtafoveal region and right-angled vessels. Optical coherence tomography and angiography confirmed the diagnosis of macular telangiectasia type 2 as well as the presence of a choroidal neovascular membrane in the right eye. The patient was treated with 18 intravitreal injections of anti-vascular endothelial growth factor agent in the right eye for two years, with five to six weeks between each treatment, which resulted in the membrane's stability. Our report suggests that anti-vascular endothelial growth factor therapy via intravitreal injection may be beneficial in treating choroidal neovascular membranes in patients with macular telangiectasia type 2.

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case reportmacular telangiectasia type 2right-angled vesselssubretinal neovascularizationvascular endothelial growth factor

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