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ArticleBMC ophthalmology2024

Central retinal artery occlusion after intravitreal brolucizumab injection for treatment-naïve neovascular age-related macular degeneration; a case report.

Sung Hwa Hong, Hoon Dong Kim

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Sung Hwa HongDepartment of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University, Cheonan, Republic of Korea.
Hoon Dong KimDepartment of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University, Cheonan, Republic of Korea. 88036@schmc.ac.kr.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8353-1656

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Abstract

backgroundTo report a case of central retinal artery occlusion (CRAO) after intravitreal injection of brolucizumab for a treatment-naïve neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) patient without comorbid cardiovascular disease history. CASE PRESENTATION: A 79-year-old Asian male without a cardiovascular disease history such as diabetes or hypertension underwent three times of monthly consecutive intravitreal brolucizumab injections for treatment of progressed nAMD in his left eye. Two days after the third injection, the patient presented with acute painless visual loss. Typical retinal whitening with a cherry red spot was observed on the fundus photograph, and retinal swelling with hyper-reflectivity was also identified on the optical coherence tomography (OCT) scan. On the fundus fluorescein angiography, arm-to-retina time and arteriovenous transit time were remarkedly delayed, but clinical findings suggesting an intraocular inflammation (IOI) were not observed. Therefore, CRAO was diagnosed, and anterior chamber paracentesis was administrated immediately. However, there had been no improvement in visual acuity during the follow-up period of three months, despite prolonged oral steroid and anti-platelet agent medication.

conclusionsIn rare cases, patients without cardiovascular comorbidities can develop CRAO after intravitreal brolucizumab injection without gross evidence of IOI. Therefore, CRAO should always be in consideration and careful observation is required after intravitreal brolucizumab injection for nAMD patients with old age, even if the patient does not have any other cardiovascular disease history.

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Angiogenesis InhibitorsAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedIntravitreal InjectionsRetinal Artery OcclusionTomography, Optical CoherenceAgedFluorescein AngiographyHumansMaleVisual AcuityWet Macular DegenerationAngiogenesis InhibitorsAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedbrolucizumabAge-related macular degenerationBrolucizumabCentral retinal artery occlusionIntraocular inflammation

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PMCPMC11057157

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